Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
In the course of their lives, organisms spend time and energy on a number of activities and functions, of which reproduction is only one – think of growth, defence against predators and pests, and others. How many resources are used for reproduction, how much time is devoted to it and how this time is distributed over the course of life are all elements that characterize the different reproductive strategies. From an even wider perspective, in those organisms that at certain times in their lives can opt for one or another reproductive mode (e.g. sexual or asexual reproduction, as in many plants and many marine invertebrates), a reproductive strategy includes also this reproductive policy.
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