A fisheries biologist tells you she is studying a cohort of salmon returning to their birth river. What can you infer about those salmon?

A. They are the same age.
B. Most of them are one to three years old.
C. They have a Type II survivorship curve.
D. They are iteroparous.
E. They have a uniform distribution.


Answer: A

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