Fleas and ticks can spread easily throughout the coyote population, and can cause sickness throughout the whole pack.

Define density dependent limiting factor. The key difference between density independent and density dependent limiting factors is that density independent limiting factors are abiotic factors and environmental. These can be things like food, shelter, or other limited resources. Typically, density dependent factors are biological factors used by the population as a resource.

Any factor that regulates the size of a population under natural circumstances by acting more severely on a population when it is large than when it is small.