r-selected
Americanadjective
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Animals that are r-selected do not give long-term parental care and the offspring are relatively mature and self-sufficient at birth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Animals that are r-selected do not provide a lot of resources or parental care to offspring, and the offspring are relatively self-sufficient at birth.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Examples of r-selected species are marine invertebrates such as jellyfish and plants such as the dandelion.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Elephants would be an example of a K-selected species. r-selected species are adapted to unstable and unpredictable environments.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Ungulates practise K-selection and are viviparous; Mesozoic dinosaurs seem to have been mostly r-selected, and of course they were oviparous nest-builders.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2012
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