Lecture 23 - Review for Exam 2
Topics Covered Since Exam 1
Insect Ecology
Population Dynamics
- Exponential growth model - unlimited growth
- Logistic Growth Model - growth limited by resources (carrying capacity)
Predator-prey relationships and biological control
- Lotka-Volterra model of predator-prey populations
- Insect parasitoids
- Pest resurgence
Social Insects
- Characteristics of eusociality:
- Reproductive division of labor (with or without sterile ...