Review the formula for effective population size. Imagine a population of 1,000

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penza

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on: Nov 3, 2013

Review the formula for effective population size. Imagine a population of 1,000 small rodents. Of these, 300 are breeding females, 300 are breeding males, and 400 are nonbreeding juveniles. What is the effective population size?
A) 1,000
B) 1,200
C) 600
D) 400
E) 300

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Reply #1 on: Nov 3, 2013

I recall doing this last year, it's C, bye bye!

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