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Rational Function Applications

Effective Population Size

Problem 3 - Describe what happens to a given population as the number of breeding females increase.

In a population of elephant seals with one male mating with all the females, what happens to the effective population size as the number of breeding females approaches infinity?

Recall that

and

N_f + N_m = N.

A.	N_e→ 4
B.	N_e→ 0
C.	N_e→ ∞
D.	N_e→ 2
E.	N_e→ 1000
F.	N_e→ N

Problem 4- Determine the effective population when there are twice as many breeding males as breeding females.

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