Logistic Population Growth: Population growth that is modulated by the population size relative to carrying capacity. Population growth declines as population approaches carrying capacity, and is negative when population size is greater than carrying capacity

 

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Logistic Population Growth: Population growth that is modulated by the population size relative to carrying capacity. Population growth declines as population approaches carrying capacity, and is negative when populati . . . View Full Definition

Population Density: Number of individuals per unit area or volume

Population Dynamics: The study of the factors that affect the growth, stability, and decline of populations, as well as the interactions of those factors.

Present Value Of Growth Opportunities: Net present value (NPV) of investments the firm is expected to make in the future.

Population: A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time and sharing a common gene pool. A group of potentially interbreeding organisms in a geographic area.

Population Genetics: The study of variation in genes among a group of individuals.

Net Present Value Of Growth Opportunities: A model valuing a firm in which net present value of new investment opportunities is explicitly examined.

Mapping Population: The group of related organisms used in constructing a genetic map.

Metapopulation: A group of interconnected subpopulations, usually of subequal size. The features of individuals now founnd in one subpopulation might have been determined by conditions affecting them when t . . . View Full Definition

Minimum Viable Population (MVP): The smallest population size that can avoid extinction due to breeding problems or random environmental fiuctuations.