Life History Flashcards
Life History Traits
Life span, reproductive rate, number of offspring, size of offspring, offspring survival, growth rate, age of maturity, dispersability
Life span, high adult survivorship
long lifespan
Reproductive rate, high adult survivorship
low
of offspring, high adult survivorship
low
offspring size, high adult survivorship
high
growth rate, high survivorship
low
maturity, high survivorship
late
dispersal, high survivorship
low
Life history traits tend to ____
covary
Population Factors
N, B, D, E, I
Environmental Factors
Biophysical, Resource, Predation, Social
The environment and life history impact the ____
population factors
Life history
How an organism divides its time and resource among the processes of growth, maintainence, reproduction and storage
Life history strategies can vary throughout ____
A lifetime
