How well do these populations fit the logistic growth model?
The growth of Paramecium aurelia in small cultures closely approximates logistic growth if the experimenter maintains a constant environment. The growth of a population of Daphnia in a small laboratory culture overshoots the carrying capacity of its environment and then settles down to an stable population size. The population of female song sparrows nesting on Mandarte Island, British Columbia is periodically reduced by severe winter weather.