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Froese and Pauly argue that our model is contradicted by the observation that fish reproduce before their growth rate decreases. Kearney and Jusup show that our model incompletely describes growth… Click to show full abstract
Froese and Pauly argue that our model is contradicted by the observation that fish reproduce before their growth rate decreases. Kearney and Jusup show that our model incompletely describes growth and reproduction for some species. Here we discuss the costs of reproduction, the relationship between reproduction and growth, and propose tests of models based on optimality and constraint.
Keywords:
scaling product;
product life;
metabolic scaling;
response comments;
life history;
comments metabolic
Journal Title: Science
Year Published: 2023
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Journal Title: Science
Year Published: 2023
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