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population dynamics

American  
[pahp-yuh-lay-shuhn-dahy-nam-iks] / ˌpɑp jəˈleɪ 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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Her loss was especially troubling, Cappello explains, because it "underscored the ongoing risks these birds face," and because emigration is a difficult aspect of population dynamics to measure.

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2025

For this study, researchers ran simulations through a honey bee population dynamics model using climate projections for 2050 and the end of the century at 2100.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2024

“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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