Optimal individual growth and reproduction in perennial species with indeterminate growth Export

@article{citeulike:2628597, abstract = {A model predicting optimal timing of growth and reproduction in perennial species with indeterminate growth living in a seasonal environment, is presented. According to the model, the optimal fraction of growing season devoted to growth decreases with increasing individual age and size, which leads to S-shaped growth curves. Winter mortality seems to be a crucial factor affecting the timing of growth and reproduction, under the same function describing the dependence of growth rate and reproductive rate on body size. When winter mortality is heavy, it is often optimal to start reproducing in the first year, and to devote a large proportion of the subsequent years to reproduction, thus leading to small adult body sizes. The model has been applied to two species of mollusc and one species of fish. The model predictions fit well to the field data for these three species. {\copyright} 1987 Chapman and Hall Ltd.}, address = {Department of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zwirki i Wigury 93, Warszawa, 02-089, Poland}, author = {Koz?owski, J. and Uchmanski, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2628597}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02067552}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?view=extended&origin=resultslist&eid=2-s2.0-34250108779}, doi = {10.1007/BF02067552}, journal = {Evol Ecol}, keywords = {age, growth, indeterminate-growth, life-history, model, reproduction, size-dependent}, number = {3}, pages = {214--230}, posted-at = {2008-04-04 06:47:15}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers}, title = {Optimal individual growth and reproduction in perennial species with indeterminate growth}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02067552}, volume = {1}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2628597 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2628597 N2 - A model predicting optimal timing of growth and reproduction in perennial species with indeterminate growth living in a seasonal environment, is presented. According to the model, the optimal fraction of growing season devoted to growth decreases with increasing individual age and size, which leads to S-shaped growth curves. Winter mortality seems to be a crucial factor affecting the timing of growth and reproduction, under the same function describing the dependence of growth rate and reproductive rate on body size. When winter mortality is heavy, it is often optimal to start reproducing in the first year, and to devote a large proportion of the subsequent years to reproduction, thus leading to small adult body sizes. The model has been applied to two species of mollusc and one species of fish. The model predictions fit well to the field data for these three species. © 1987 Chapman and Hall Ltd. IS - 3 JF - Evol Ecol AD - Department of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zwirki i Wigury 93, Warszawa, 02-089, Poland EP - 230 TI - Optimal individual growth and reproduction in perennial species with indeterminate growth PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers VL - 1 SP - 214 KW - age KW - growth KW - indeterminate-growth KW - life-history KW - model KW - reproduction KW - size-dependent AU - Koz?owski, J AU - Uchmanski, J PY - 1987/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02067552 ER -