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To: steve-b

I seem to recall 2.1 being replacement level....we are basically there right now.


370 posted on 10/10/2006 1:09:08 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: rwfromkansas
I seem to recall 2.1 being replacement level....we are basically there right now.

In the long run, reproduction rates (of surviving offspring) oscillate around that level, for obvious reasons (much above that, something kills off the excess; much below that, opening of new niches encourages increase reproduction).

378 posted on 10/10/2006 1:12:41 PM PDT by steve-b (It's hard to be religious when certain people don't get struck by lightning.)
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