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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 26 nodes and 99 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Engelmann Spruce, Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, Lepidoptera.

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

2004

optimal cluster size hypothesis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 26 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

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

Related Concepts (4)

aestivation

inclusive fitness

microclimate

egg clustering

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann Spruce

Euphydryas gillettii

Valeriana occidentalis

Valeriana edulis

Lepidoptera

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Colias meadii

Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

Aphis valerianae

Arctopsyche grandis