Examine the wildebeest migration data. What do the data tell us?
Examine the wildebeest migration data. What do the data tell us?
Before we examined the data, we brainstormed several possible explanations for why the wildebeests migrated. We came up with several possible answers: excessive predation/poaching, chasing food, disease, weather, random movement. Which of these did our data most strongly support?
Which data set provided evidence for your answer to #1?
What does bone marrow fat % indicate about an individual wildebeest?
Explain how you used this data set to support your claim.
A limiting factor is any factor that keeps a population size from growing. What seems to be the strongest limiting factor?
Is this limiting factor equally strong during all times of the year?
During what time of year is this limiting factor the most impactful?
We think that wildebeest migrate to get more food and that the migration happens in the same pattern every year.
1. What could be causing the pattern? Why do they go to the same place at the same time of year?
2. Describe the data that you might be able to collect to test your hypothesis.