• What is a model?

• What are the different types of models?

• Why is the population perspective important in ecological modelling?

• What are the controls on populations?

• What is the Allee effect?

• Provide a verbal and mathematical model to describe the following:

• What is a limit cycle and how would you describe one?

•  Differential and Integral calculus will be included on the exam.
• General functions
• Trigonometric functions
• Logarithmic functions
 
• Linear Algebra will be included on the exam.
• Mathematical operations
• Determinants
• Inverse

• How would you deal with census data from the city of Prince George, if you were asked to be the statistical consultant for the project?

• How would you test the hypothesis that longevity data obtained from three different breeds of dogs were the same?

• What is allometry and what is it used for in ecological modelling?

• What is a random variable?

• Why is stochasticity important?

• What types of events might occur if you increase the rate of growth of a bounded population? Why?

• Which of the following is a better fit of the model to the data? Why?

• A) y = (5 +/- 1)x -(2 +/- 0.1); r^2 = 0.90; P <0.05

• B) y = (1 +/- 0.1)x -(20 +/- 1); r^2 = 0.90; P <0.05

• Why are normal deviates used in modelling?

• Can a uniform distribution also be clustered? How would this be determined?

• What would the ACF of a time series record with serial dependence look like (describe each type if necessary)?

• How is serial dependence identified within time series?

• Given a fundamental frequency of 0.1 hz in the Power Spectrum, what can you ascertain about the time sereis record.?

• What is competition ? How is it modelled?

• Provide algebraic, graphical, and numerical evidence sufficient for the coexistence of two species.

• Describe any circumstances when two competitors of equal abilities can coexist.

• Describe the unbounded growth model in algebraic, graphical, and STELLA programming forms.

• Under what circumstances do we see damped oscillations in predator-prey interactions?

• What would occur to the classical predator-prey interaction if the prey was bounded in its growth?

Last Modified on April 10, 1999.