• The static life table below contains data for females in a population of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus).

Age (years)	Abundance	Survivorship lx	Fecundity bx
0	250	1	0
1	125	0.5	0
2	40	0.16	17
3	22	0.088	34
4	11	0.044	37
5	5	0.02	36
6	0	0	0

a) Estimate the following demographic parameters from the data provided in the life table. Provide units for each estimate and show your calculations.

net reproductive rate (R₀)

generation time (G)

intrinsic rate of increase (r)

b) Interpret each of the three calculated demographic parameters. What does each value imply for the dynamics of this population?

c) Choose two life history traits depicted by data in the life table of snowshoe hares and describe how each influences the intrinsic rate of increase.