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Table 1 The age structure of a hypothetical population of large mammals in which
females give birth once a year , total births are 500 per year , and potential
individual longevity is 9 years . Age ( x ) ( years ) Number of live individuals ( lx ) ...
Table 1 The age structure of a hypothetical population of large mammals in which
females give birth once a year , total births are 500 per year , and potential
individual longevity is 9 years . Age ( x ) ( years ) Number of live individuals ( lx ) ...
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TABLE 2 The age structure of a hypothetical population of large mammals in
which females give birth twice a year , total births are 1 000 per year , and
potential individual longevity is 9 years . Age ( x ) ( years ) Number of live
individuals ( 1x ) ...
TABLE 2 The age structure of a hypothetical population of large mammals in
which females give birth twice a year , total births are 1 000 per year , and
potential individual longevity is 9 years . Age ( x ) ( years ) Number of live
individuals ( 1x ) ...
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An ungulate species in which females regularly produce one young ( or less ) per
year will have a catastrophic ( = ' lx ' ) age profile with a down - staircase shape in
which successively older age classes contain progressively fewer individuals .
An ungulate species in which females regularly produce one young ( or less ) per
year will have a catastrophic ( = ' lx ' ) age profile with a down - staircase shape in
which successively older age classes contain progressively fewer individuals .
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