Multiple Choice
The population dynamics of lemmings demonstrate that
A) fitness is a property of the population.
B) population regulation by suicide is not an evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) .
C) self-regulation is impossible in nature.
D) lemmings are regulated by top-down mechanisms.
E) none of the above
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