When Adults Have a High Probability of Survival from One

question 1

Multiple Choice

When adults have a high probability of survival from one year to the next and offspring survival is relatively poor, the best strategy for an adult to maximize fitness is to

• A) increase fecundity at the expense of survival.
• B) delay reproduction for the next cycle.
• C) increase survival at the expense of fecundity.
• D) invest all excess energy in having fewer but larger offspring.
• E) maintain a balance of fecundity and survival.

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