Wolverines have a lifespan of about 10 years. females reach sexual maturity at around age three, and give birth to two kits every other year, if food resources are adequate. this birth rate suggests that wolverines have biotic potential.

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Cael Lawrence

16 August, 05:28

Wolverines have a lifespan of about 10 years. females reach sexual maturity at around age three, and give birth to two kits every other year, if food resources are adequate. this birth rate suggests that wolverines have biotic potential.

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Samson Peck · Answer 1

This is true. Biotic potential is the ability an animal has to increase their population under ideal conditions like food sources, no predators and no illness wiping them out. The main determining factors for biotic potential are the size of each litter and the rate of reproduction.