The Lesser Prairie Chicken (Smaller cousin to our familiar Greater Prairie Chicken) was recently listed as threatened by
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:55 am
The Lesser Prairie Chicken (Smaller cousin to our familiar
Greater Prairie Chicken) was recently listed as threatened by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Current estimates of population
size are around 18,000 individuals (9,000 males and 9,000
females). However, officials have only counted 2,000 leks
(Breeding territories), and typically only two males in
each lek are able to breed. Given these data, what is
the effective population size for Lesser Prairie
Chickens
Group of answer choices. Pick one.
~18000
~11,070
~5540
~9035
~4000
Greater Prairie Chicken) was recently listed as threatened by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Current estimates of population
size are around 18,000 individuals (9,000 males and 9,000
females). However, officials have only counted 2,000 leks
(Breeding territories), and typically only two males in
each lek are able to breed. Given these data, what is
the effective population size for Lesser Prairie
Chickens
Group of answer choices. Pick one.
~18000
~11,070
~5540
~9035
~4000