Which Method Would You Employ If You Wanted to Create

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which method would you employ if you wanted to create a life table for a population of tamarinds?

• A) Use a cohort life table
• B) Use a static life table
• C) Neither work because tamarinds have overlapping generations
• D) Neither work because tamarinds are semelparous

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