Population Ecology1.ppt

Chapt3 Population Ecology 1.Basic Characters of Population 2.Population density regulation 3. Ecological Genetics-Evolution and survival strategy 4.Intraspecific and interspecific relationship 3.1 Basic Characters of Population 一、Definition of Population 二、Population dynamics Density and distributing of Population Demography Growth model of population ?? Fluctuation of Population 3.2 Ecological Genetics-Evolution and survival strategy 一、Gene bank and gene frequency 二、Variation and genetic drift 三、Life history and strategy 3.3 Intraspecific and interspecific relationship of Populations 一、intraspecific relationship Plant density effects Ecology of sex Sociobiology and behaviour 二、interspecific relationship Interspecific competition(Gause’s competitive exclusion principle) Niche theory Predation Parasitism symbiosis coevolution 一、Definition of Population A group of individuals of a single species inhabiting a specific area at a specific time. Metapopulation（超种群） ? A group of subpopulations living in separate locations with active exchange of individuals among subpopulations. Unitary organism and modular organism 单体生物和构件生物 Unitary organism:each individual is produced directly from a zygote(受精卵) and the form and development of individuals is highly predictable. For example, mammals Modular organism: the zygote develops into a unit of construction, or module(构件), which then gives rise to further modules to form a branching structure, and the form and timing of development are not predictable. For example, trees 2. Population ecology: study on the relationship between population and its environments. Mainly include population temporal and spatial dynamics, inter or intra-specific relationship, population regulation mechanism. Population dynamics is the core content of population ecology. Contents of Population dynamics A. How many（number or density)、 B. what is its change（number change）