If fecundity of individuals in a population of lizards increases with age of mat

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If fecundity of individuals in a population of lizards increases with age of maturation, which life history strategy will likely result in higher fitness?

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Early reproduction

Late reproduction

The two strategies are equally successful

Depends on the predation risk to older and larger individuals

Will switch randomly through time

a)

Early reproduction

b)

Late reproduction

c)

The two strategies are equally successful

d)

Depends on the predation risk to older and larger individuals

e)

Will switch randomly through time

Explanation / Answer

(a) Early reproduction will result in higher fitness because early reproducing individuals produce offspring that also begin to produce new individuals early in life and also early reproduction reduces the period during which individuals have the risk of dying before reproducing . So by early reproduction will thus lead to increase in overall fitness.

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