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optimal cluster size hypothesis

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on optimal cluster size hypothesis with 9 nodes and 15 connections. Top connected: winter survival, microclimate heterogeneity, Butterfly fecundity and longevity monitoring (Nymphalidae), juvenile fitness, nesting aggregation.

Definition

The hypothesis that there is an optimal egg cluster size that maximizes fitness by balancing benefits and costs of aggregation

Related Terms (1)

optimal egg cluster size

Publications (1)

student_paper

Development to diapause in a population of <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i> (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

2004tested

Related Concepts (4)

winter survival

process1 shared paper

juvenile fitness

concept1 shared paper

microclimate heterogeneity

phenomenon1 shared paper

nesting aggregation

phenomenon1 shared paper