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population dynamics

American  
[pahp-yuh-lay-shuhn-dahy-nam-iks] / ˌpɑp yəˈleɪ ʃən daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun

  1. the mathematical and biological science dealing with population size and the factors involved in the changing size and age of a population.


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Instead, the outcome appears to have been shaped by a combination of climate, geography, population dynamics, and interactions between species, with conditions varying across different regions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

The study also noted that harvesting can require sacrificing the agave before it reaches sexual maturity, which can alter future population dynamics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

“We still know very little about the population dynamics of early human ancestors for several reasons, including methodological limitations and difficulties in obtaining ancient DNA data from old Homo specimens,” she says.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2023

Miho Iwasawa, the IPSS's director of population dynamics research, said people were getting married later, leading to a decline in births.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

In America, farmers have repeatedly traded one insect enemy for a worse one as spraying upsets the population dynamics of the insect world.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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