Browsing Biology by Author "Kuparinen, Anna"

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  • Evolutionary and ecological feedbacks of the survival cost of reproduction 

    Kuparinen, Anna; Hardie, David C.; Hutchings, Jeffrey Alexander (2012-04)
    Arguably the most fundamental of trade-offs in life-history evolution is the increase in natural mortality resulting from sexual maturity and reproduction. Despite its central importance, this increase in mortality, a ...

  • Life-history correlates of extinction risk and recovery potential 

    Hutchings, Jeffrey Alexander; Myers, Ransom A.; Garcia, Veronica B.; Lucifora, Luis O.; Kuparinen, Anna (2012-06)
    Extinction risk is inversely associated with maximum per capita population growth rate (r(max)). However, this parameter is not known for most threatened species, underscoring the value in identifying correlates of r(max) ...