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r/K selection: a standalone construct

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Ecology

a contrast between life histories favored in unstable settings (fast growth, many offspring) and those favored near carrying capacity (slow growth, few well-provisioned offspring).

In ecology, r/K selection refers to a contrast between life histories favored in unstable settings (fast growth, many offspring) and those favored near carrying capacity (slow growth, few well-provisioned offspring). This meaning comes from Pianka (1970) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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capacity5 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, four limits carrying capacity3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one ceiling, three systems contrast4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Pianka, E. R. (1970). On r- and K-Selection. The American Naturalist, 104(940), 592-597. https://doi.org/10.1086/282697

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