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optimal allocation theory

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on optimal allocation theory with 20 nodes and 87 connections. Top connected: Unknown, Ligusticum porteri, Osmia, Osmiini, Lathyrus.

Definition

Theory predicting that parents should allocate investment amongst their progeny according to an optimum at which their own (i.e., the parents') fitness is maximized

Related Terms (1)

Optimal Allocation Theory

Publications (1)

student_paper

Impacts of brood parasites, floral abundance, and bee age on maternal investment in a solitary bee, <i> Osmia iridis </i>

2021framework

Related Concepts (4)

floral resources

measurement1 shared paper

brood parasitism

process1 shared paper

maternal investment

process1 shared paper

sex ratio manipulation

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Vicia americana

Fabaceae1 paper

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae1 paper

Osmia

Megachilidae1 paper

Osmia bicornis

Megachilidae1 paper

Osmia cornuta

Megachilidae1 paper

Osmiini

Megachilidae1 paper

Unknown

...1 paper

Osmia iridis

Megachilidae1 paper

O. iridis

1 paper

Lathyrus

1 paper