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the experiment showcases basics of biology. A biological population is mostly controlled by scarcity of resources. Decreasing scarcity leads to population grow
by trhway 5y ago
the experiment showcases basics of biology. A biological population is mostly controlled by scarcity of resources. Decreasing scarcity leads to population growth. That leads to increased density. Fast changes don't allow for sufficient smooth adaptation, and instead cause breakdown of existing related patterns (in that particular case fast density increase breaks social behavior patterns which evolved to manage much lesser density). That applicable to any biological system, not just mice and people.
- White_Wolf 5y agoIt's not as simple as that with humans. scarcity is just of factor of many. I don't think there's a scarcity problem these days yet population is still declining(especially in educated/civilized countries). That's been ongoing since the 70's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_decline
- trhway 5y ago1. scarcity isn't only of food, which is basically solved, there is also other resources which are scarce like place to live, etc. 2.children for humans were a way to hedge against scarcity issue in the old age. With that issue decreasing the children are less needed for that. The point is it still directly connected to scarcity (or lack of it).