Optimal Semelparity

Semelparous organisms have a simple life cycle characterized by immediate death after reproduction. We assume that semelparous life histories can be separated into a juvenile non-reproductive period followed by an adult period during which reproduction is possible. We derive formulae for the optimal age and size at reproduction and for the optimal size of the offspring (e.g., seeds). Our main contribution is to determine the conditions under which the optimal size of the offspring does not depend on the optimal size at reproduction and vice versa.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  PLoS ONE

• Publication date

  2013-02-19

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0057133PMID 23431401PMCID 3576355
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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