Topic 4D Flashcards
Lay egg/Live young:
Oviparity
Egg-laying
Lay egg/Live young:
Viviparity
Live young
Lay egg/Live young: Ovoviviparity
Live young
Internal/External fertilisation:
Oviparity
Internal fertilisation: male fertilise eggs inside female
External fertilisation: female spawn eggs + male fertilise eggs in water column
Internal/External fertilisation: Ovoviviparity
Internal fertilisation
nternal/External fertilisation: Viviparity
Internal fertilisation
Embryo development: Oviparity
Outside female’s body
Embryo development: Viviparity
Inside female’s body
- Nutrients via umbilical cord & placenta
Embryo development: Ovoviviparity
Inside female’s body
- Nutrient via yolk sac
Parental care: Oviparity
dont have
Parental care: Viviparity
yes
Parental care: Ovoviviparity
Yes
Energy cost: Oviparity
Less
Energy cost: Viviparity
More (gestation)
Energy cost: Ovoviviparity
More
Intrauterine cannibalism
- First hatched individuals eat siblings in embryonic phase within the mother’s uterus
- First hatched pub = strongest genetics
- ↑ nutrition intake, growth rate, survival rate
- reduce comp
Iteroparity
- Continuous reproduction throughout lifetime
- Varies in successful spawning
Semelparity
- Single spawn before death
Type of parental care
- Construction/maintaining the nest
- Burying eggs once deposited
- Chasing away potential predators
- Fanning eggs (to clean & provide oxygen)
- Removing dead eggs
- Carrying eggs
- Coiling around eggs to prevent desiccation (prevent moisture removal)
- Retrieving nomads
- Accompanying fry to forage
- Provide first foods (mucus)
- Teach feeding techniques
Types of breeders
- Non-guarders
- Guarders
- Bearers