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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 18 nodes and 65 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Spruce, Lepidoptera, Valeriana, winter survival.

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

Frequently Associated Species

Spruce

1 paper

Lonicera involucrata

Caprifoliaceae1 paper

Lepidoptera

1 paper

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae1 paper

Chelone

Plantaginaceae1 paper

Papilionidae

Papilionidae1 paper

Valeriana

Valerianaceae1 paper

Euphydryas editha

Nymphalidae1 paper

Valeriana occidentalis

Valerianaceae1 paper