Recent content by Resha Caner

For what it's worth, each of the latest threads was begun sincerely. But I must be getting old because I let myself be taken off-topic. Anyone who's been at CF more than 12 minutes knows who the trolls are, but ... well ... as it's been said: once the damage is done, it's done. So, I can either...

Oh, I'm sorry. It was just a joke. It didn't seem this was a serious discussion, so I didn't think it would matter. I guess it's best I step back.

I didn't think anything in science was decided on the basis of what seems obvious.

I was thinking more in terms of why two organisms can't produce offspring. Suppose male1 and female1 produce offspring; male2 and female2 produce offspring; but male1 and female2 can't; male2 and female1 can't.

That was never specified.

Yes, let's focus on sexual reproduction for now. I had also suggested we focus solely on birth rate. True. So we have two populations: Nm, Nf (m=male, f=female). We can enumerate them n_m (i=1,Nm) and n_f (j=1,Nf). I'd suggest we put aside monogamy and infertility. Of course those would have...

I interpreted you to say my question was ill-formed, and therefore could not be answered. If you cannot answer, there's nothing more to say.

I'm not asking to be taught traditional biology, so a teaching certificate is not a necessity here. So far, you're doing better than anyone else. A dimensional analysis of the composite rate, r, would suggest the birth and death rates are additive: r = r_b - r_d, where: r_b = birth rate r_d =...

This has potential, but what is the extent of the "I imagine" comment? Should I keep going? So far, I'd say our fundamental question is: How does population size change over time? Our measure is the organism (in units of B (beings), since O would be too easily confused with zero). Our...

I assume N = population size, t = time, r = proportionality constant How does one determine 'r'? Does it somehow relate to reproductive processes of the population that would lead to an average birth rate per organism?

You're using a lot of terms I don't know. You'll need to define things. Not all of them. Pick one.

What is a fundamental question or principle associated with population dynamics?

Not sure how this relates to the OP.

OK.

That's a definition rather than a theorem, but that's fine. We can go that direction. What are the measures used for growth, reproduction, and functional activity?