How does competition for basking sites affect the thermoregulation and survival of reptiles at different densities?

Understanding how multiple extrinsic (density-independent) factors and intrinsic (density-dependent) mechanisms influence population dynamics has become ... Density-dependent factors include intraspecific competition and incidence of diseases and parasites. Competition among deer. As deer populations increase within ... For example, the mode of pathogen transmission might be one important factor (see Fenton et al. 2002 and references therein). The form of density dependence is ... Aug 6, 2017 ... ... factor that depends on population size is called a density-dependent limiting factor. Density-dependent limiting factors include ... Populations of lionfish, and other species with logistic growth, are limited by negative density-dependent factors. These factors reduce a population's growth ... Jan 17, 2024 ... As for density-independent factors, using the example of a natural disaster: cows can be in a heavily populated field or be the only individual ... Sep 2, 2022 ... A density-dependent factor is a factor whose effects on the size or growth of a population vary with the population density. Limiting factors operate to depress a population without regard to its number; limiting fac- tors are density independent. Regulating factors are spe- cial ... May 1, 2024 ... Density dependent limiting factors are associated with organisms or biotic factors that impact population size. May 6, 2022 ... Factors independent of, or dependent on, fish density (number per area) can impact recruitment. Increased fish densities can intensify ...