Life Table Analysis for Black-striped wallabies

Weighting: Assignment is worth 20% of your final marks for the unit

Due Date: Monday 1 April, 2013 (by midnight)

Penalties for late submission: 5% per day

Instructions:  Submit two files for the assignment (1) a spreadsheet file (the results sheet of your excel spreadsheet saved as a pdf) and (2) a written response to the questions listed below (also as a pdf).  You should write a paragraph on each of the following questions. The total length of this section should be no more than 600 words.

In order to undertake this assignment, you need to follow the instructions given in the section ' Assignment 1 Resources '

Answer each of the following questions for this assignment:

1. How do the graphs you made compare to White’s data? Was your sample a reasonable representation of the black-striped wallaby population?

2. Given your results, how would you respond if someone asked the question: “To what age does a black-striped wallaby live at the Brigalow Research Station?”

3. In reference to hypothetical survivorship curves (see pages 221-222 in Attiwill and Wilson), what type of survivorship do black-striped wallabies most likely exhibit? Does this fit the typical curve for mammals?

4. Does the mortality rate fit the prediction for mammals? In very brief terms, explain the pattern of mortality in the black-striped wallaby population.