Mammalian reproductive strategies

As an expert in the field of mammalian reproductive strategies, you have been hired by the Department of nature and Island Resources of the West Indies. This organization is cooperative of several West indies islands concerned with loss of biological diversity on their island nations as tourism and development continue to grow. Scientists working on the island of St. Kitts and its sister Nevis have uncovered what appears to be a previously undiscovered species of rodent.Based on the original description of this animal, it was placed in a genius within the squirrel family. What you have been hired to do is to help save the population on st.Kitts, which is a small and threatened by development. The population is so small that individuals are having difficulty finding mates and in many cases the reproductive seasons are being delayed by up to one year. When you arrive in the region and begin you observations you notice that the Nevis population is very healthy and could be used as stock for the recovery operation that you plan on the island of St.Kitts. In your recovery plan, you bring animals from Nevis into the population on St.Kitts to bolster the population numbers, ensure the availability of mates and increase the genetic diversity within the shrinking population. As a good scientist you observe the reproductive behaviors of this animal in the field to ensure the success of your program. Within a very short time you realize that your plan is failing. In the 240 attempt to bring a Nevis animal into the St Kitts population you are unable to observe a single successful reproductive event. Although these animals look identical you are concerned that they are two distinct species. your focus now becomes identifying the differences between the 2 populations. what follow is a brief review of the data you collected from your study.ln St.Kitts Rodent average weight 83 gln Nevis Rodent average wight 86 gln St Kitts rodent average length 21.8 cm\n Nevis rodent average length 23.3 cmln St. Kitts rodent hind limb 7.8 cm\n Nevis Rodent average hind limb 4.2 cmln St Kitts average forelimb 4.2 cm\n Nevis Rodent average forelimb 3.9 cmln St Kitts Rodent to speed 2.2 metersisecondln Nevis rodent top speed 0.8 misln st. Kitts Rodent average leap height 1.4 m In Nevis rodent average leap height 0.4m \n St Kitts Rodent average gestation time 29.3 daysln Nevis Rodent average gestation time 42.7 daysln St Kitts Rodent average time spent in courtship display 12.6 seconds\n Nevis rodent average time spent in courtship display 21.3 seconds.ln Assignment:1n This case study describes a recovery program for a rodent population on the island of St.Kitts in the Caribbean. After reading the case study formulate a story incorporating some of the details and data provided below: must include 3 of the following concept Hst1n genetic drift, bottleneck effect, founder effect, gene flow, mutation, natural selection-directional selection, stabilizing selection, diversifying selection.1n there is no limitation on the details you can incorporate int the story but it should follow some specific guidelines :\n no more than 600 words min 300 words should incorporate the data supplied in the case studyln can be told in any form In can include graph and illustrationsln should include a scientific and common name for the rodent populationsln needs a good title.