Biology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780073383071
Author: Raven
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 55, Problem 2A
In populations subjected to high levels of predation
a. individuals should invest little in reproduction so as to maximize their survival.
b. individuals should produce few offspring and invest little in any of them.
c. individuals should invest greatly in reproduction because their chance of surviving to another breeding season is low.
d. individuals should stop reproducing altogether.
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