Environment Ecology Discussion Paper
Discussion
What type of survivorship curve do modern humans possess?
Would you expect that there is a difference in the survivorship of men and women? Explain why, or why not?
Why do humans exhibit this type of survivorship curve? What factors are involved?
Why might obituaries be a poor source of data for determining a human survivorship curve?
The data for this exercise was collected from the United States. Would you expect to see the same curve from data collected in a developing (i.e., under-developed) country? What might the differences be, if any?