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The Reproductive Ecology Of Graptemys Geographica In The Central Canal, Kati Keppen Rush
The Reproductive Ecology Of Graptemys Geographica In The Central Canal, Kati Keppen Rush
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Life for all organisms involves carefully managing a limited amount of resources. In many cases these resources affect how organisms Jive on a daily basis. In addition to competition from other species, organisms face competition within their own species, populations, and niches. Those individuals that manage their resources effectively will increase their chances of survival, reproduction, and the continuation of their genes in the gene pool. Studies that focus on life history characteristics of organisms aim to understand the mechanisms used by organisms to increase the chances that their genes will remain in thegenepoolpasttheirown Iifetime.Thegoal ofthesemechanisms istoensuresurvival and maximize reproduction. …