Predation Rate Spruce budworms are a major pest that defoliate balsam fir. They are

Chapter 5, Problem 44

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Predation Rate Spruce budworms are a major pest that defoliate balsam fir. They are preyed upon by birds. A model for the per capita predation rate is given by f (N) = aN k2 + N2 where N denotes the density of spruce budworm and a and k are positive constants. For which density of spruce budworms is the per capita predation rate maximal

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