Essays Tagged: "populations"

Wolf Predations. This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.

1995Abstract: This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.The four proposed hypotheses examined are the predation limiting hypo ... carnivores preying on herbivores. Predation can have many possible effects on the interrelations of populations. Todraw any correlations between the effects of these predator-prey interactions require ...

(7 pages) 144 0 4.5 Jan/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Variations in High Altitude Populations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the high altitude stresses and the general adaptations made by the Tibetan population in the Himalayas and the Quechua

lation) currently make it[high altitude zones] their home(Moran,143)." The adjustment high altitude populations must make are firstly physical and secondly cultural. Although most people adapt cultura ... In this paper I will describe the high altitude stresses. Along with adaptations made by the populations living in them. The two high altitude populations which I will examine in this paper are ...

(8 pages) 128 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Tigers

Northern Tigers undertake long migrations. These migrations occur when epidemics wipe out the prey populations. This type of migrations happens often. Temperatures down to -45 degrees Celsius are not ...

(4 pages) 69 0 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Crime In the United States

ulation, the decrease in the number of violent crimes was 8 percent. In the 64 largest cities, with populations over 250,000, Crime Index totals dropped 3 percent.Crime Volume:In 1995, the Crime Index ...

(4 pages) 174 1 3.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Crime In the United States

ulation, the decrease in the number of violent crimes was 8 percent. In the 64 largest cities, with populations over 250,000, Crime Index totals dropped 3 percent.Crime Volume:In 1995, the Crime Index ...

(4 pages) 136 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Biodiversity

e- it's the genetic based variation of living organisms at all levels, from the variety of genes in populations of single species, through species, on up to the array of natural ecosystems.' This incl ...

(2 pages) 294 2 4.4 Apr/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Internet communication

al innovations that permitted efficient and rapid communication between a few individuals and large populations; these media have been responsible for the rise and social power of the new phenomenon o ...

(3 pages) 291 1 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

American Male Pig.

other males and future males, is:'Get AMPed'Our purpose is to educate the present, and future male populations, so that they might be better able to distinguish between the different types of females ...

(5 pages) 98 0 4.0 Feb/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Critique of "Population Bomb" by Paul Ehrlich

ird world countries their food supplies are becomingincreasingly scarce because of their increasing populations. In these thirdworld countries the rich-poor gap is increasing creating the potential fo ...

(5 pages) 104 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Lesbian Health

e out" and disclose their sexual orientation for any number of reasons. Although studies in lesbian populations are limited, there are indications that depression, substance abuse, suicide, and social ...

(5 pages) 164 5 5.0 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Enviromentel Pollution

s of environmental pollution (e.g. Water, air, atmospheric.)Scientists believe that all cities with populations exceeding 50,000 have some degree of air pollution. Burning garbage in open dumps causes ... human alive should be subject to that kind of environment. Scientists believe that all cities with populations exceeding 50,000 have some degree of air pollution. Burning garbage in open dumps causes ...

(5 pages) 261 2 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Future of Human Evolution

nder R.Prof. KohnDarwinism and Evolution12-6-96The Future of EvolutionEvolution, the science of how populations of living organisms change over time in response to their environment, is the central un ... evolution. He postulated that all species have a common ancestor from which they are descended. As populations of species moved into new habitats and new parts of the world, they faced different envi ...

(7 pages) 168 2 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Life-span development chap 3 notes

organisms reproduce at rates that would cause enormous increases in population of most species, yet populations remain constant* concluded that those who survive do so because they are superior in a n ...

(3 pages) 115 0 3.4 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Philisophical summary of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

ccording to Douglas J. Futuyma, biological evolution can be defined as "change in the properties of populations of organisms that transcend the lifetime of a single individual. The ontogeny of an indi ... ny of an individual is not considered evolution; individual organisms do not evolve. The changes in populations that are considered evolutionary are those that are inheritable via the genetic material ...

(1 pages) 82 0 4.2 Sep/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Third World Countries

ly on our age structure, survivorship, and fertility rates. All growing countries have slow growing populations. It is the countries with fast population growth that are suffering from rapid environme ... ion growth in Third World Countries is becoming harder to control. Most fast growing countries have populations too large to control. These countries go through rapid ecological changes by consuming t ...

(5 pages) 202 1 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Liberian War

round to the Liberian war, its historical origins, the factions involved, the refugee and displaced populations created by it across the region, and the regional and international communities reaction ... rsecutions and murders based on ethnic identity alone, killing and brutality directed upon civilian populations, and it has been protracted seemingly without any end.In response to these kinds of conf ...

(18 pages) 138 3 4.3 Apr/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Free Speech

ause the are holding a grudge against one person, or an organization, not an entire population or a populations beliefs.I look at some things from a different point of view you'll see what I mean. Say ...

(1 pages) 136 1 3.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Population Control in Southeast Asia

rnments everywhere are concerned with the rapidly changing spatial distribution and growth of their populations, as people move to take advantage of different opportunities or are forced out of tradit ...

(2 pages) 67 0 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Democracy Debate

of come at a better time. As more and more people from around the world move into this country and populations begin to grow, many different parties will eventually begin to gain power to satisfy the ... reasons for this decline but a main cause is the lack of attractive choices offered to the people. Populations are growing all across the country as more and more groups of people move in and start f ...

(7 pages) 95 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

aids and the effects on africa

have died representing almost 80% of AIDS deaths worldwide. This is the equivalent of the combined populations of New York City and Los Angeles. There is a conspiracy of silence fueling the spread of ... eet Culture Online. Online. Internet. 21 September 2001. http://www.rage.co.zaFact Sheets -Aids and Populationshttp://www.unaids.org/fact_sheets/files/Demographic_Eng.htmlHIV/AIDS Resources [Online]. ...

(6 pages) 71 0 3.6 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine