Show your work, step by step. And explain how you would use the information. A species of lizard lives on islands of all sizes and has the same population density on each of those islands. Biogeography Quiz 8 Key 1. A. Large islands have more species than do small islands.
Isolated islands have fewer species than do islands near mainlands.
B. All the equations represent different mathematical renditions of the species-area relationship. A. Check your textbook's graphical representation of this phenomenon. B. Most communities have a few very common species, but most species are uncommon to rare. The veil symbolizes the very rare species that were not included in the sample because they are so rare. Check your graphical model against the textbook's graphical model of Island Biogeography.