Question

Because increased fecundity means increased fitness, we might expect to observe the evolution of ever-increasing fecundity, but this is not the case. Which reason for lower-than-expected fecundity is plausible?.

Answer 1

Lower-than-expected fecundity is plausible because there are allocation trade-offs between fecundity and other traits.

What are trade-offs?

In biology, trade-offs can be considered as compensatory effects on the fitness of a species and/or individual.

All metabolic functions of an organism (including reproduction) require an item of specific energy expenditure.

The trade-offs allow a species to be more evolutionary adapted to face certain environmental conditions.

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