Lemmings are small mammals that reproduce quickly. A lemming population often grows so quickly that there is not enough food for all the lemmings to eat. This results in a decline of the lemming population.This example best supports which scientist’s ideas?

Thomas Malthus argued that populations can grow faster than the resources available to support them, such as food. When lemmings become too numerous for the food supply, some cannot survive and the population declines. This supports Malthus’s ideas.

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