Question

The DMWC have given Telly data on a cohort of 97 snuffles trapped and radio-tagged that was followed for 10 years. Here is what he came up with

xxx nx IX sx mx XMX 097 .600 10 1 959 .972 0 85 0.881 9 0. 0 3 73 0.749 € 4 60 0.672 0.83 0.4 0.497 0.8 6 38 0.388 078 7 15 b 04 8 2 0.016 0.1 0.3 0.6ED 0.02 10 0 0.000 0 0 48

a=0.98 b=0.15 c=0.85 and RO=0.89 and generation time is 4.1

1. Based on this life-table, his conclusion regarding the viability of this population is that
   1. The population grows
   2. The population declines
   3. The population stays the same
   4. The population oscillates (goes up and down regularly)
   5. Shows chaotic dynamics

Answer 1

If we substitute the values of a,b and c in the table, a regular trend is observed. This trend shows decreasing values as the years are increasing. Years are depicted by x.

So the correct answer would be b. the population declines.