A population of quail lives in an area of prairie grasslands. In good years, a pair of quail can have four clutches of young, with as many as 12 to 14 eggs in each clutch. Despite this, the population size remains stable over the long term
Discuss the population structure, its potential for growth, and its possible limiting factors, using at least four of the terms you learned in this chapter.
Students might discuss the r-selection strategy of quail and their potential for exceeding the carrying capacity in a year with good weather and plentiful food, an exponential growth rate. They might talk about the population distribution (clumped). They might choose to discuss the survivorship curve (type III), involving the large number of eggs and chicks and the rapid loss of young. Density-independent factors would include things such as weather and drought or floods. Some density-dependent factors might be disease, predators, available nesting sites, and the amount of food available.
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