A population that experiences delayed density dependence will exhibit particular patterns of population dynamics depending upon r $ \tau $ (the population growth rate under ideal conditions *the time lag in the effects of density dependence). At low levels of this interaction, the population should exhibit _______; at intermediate levels, it should display _______; and at still higher levels, it should exhibit _______.
A) exponential growth; stable limit cycles; demographic stochasticity
B) logistic growth; stable limit cycles; dampened oscillations
C) logistic growth; dampened oscillations; stable limit cycles
D) demographic stochasticity; stable limit cycles; genetic drift

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At low levels of interaction, the population exhibits logistic growth. At intermediate levels, it shows dampened oscillations. At higher levels, it displays stable limit cycles.

A Population That Experiences Delayed Density Dependence Will Exhibit Particular τ \tau τ

A Population That Experiences Delayed Density Dependence Will Exhibit Particular $\tau$