Dispersion models: Animal populations move about and disperse. A number of models for this dispersion have been proposed, and many of them involve the logarithm. For example, in 1965 O. H. Paris30 released a large number of pill bugs and after 12 hours recorded the number n of individuals that could be found within r meters from the point of release. He reported that the most satisfactory model for this dispersion was
a. Make a graph of n againstr for the circle around the release point with radius 15 meters.
b. How many pill bugs were to be found within 2 meters from the release point?
c. How far from the release point would you expect to find only a single individual?
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