Can number and size of offspring increase simultaneously? - a central life-history trade-off reconsidered
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To maximize their fitness, parents are assumed to allocate their resources optimally between number and size of offspring. Although this fundamental life-history trade-off has been subject to long standing interest, its genetic basis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/44 |