Survival and reproduction: optimal resource allocation
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Joshua Safley (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Jan Rychtár
Abstract: All living organisms must allocate resources to their survival and to their reproduction. In this thesis, we use the mathematics of life history theory to determine the optimal allocation between the two. In particular, we derive equations of optimal allocation using theories of habitat choice and the lifetime fecundity function. We also demonstrate how survival and reproduction can sometimes be measured as positively correlated and yet still represent a trade-off.
Survival and reproduction: optimal resource allocation
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2017
- Keywords
- Allocation, Fecundity function, Life history theory, Resource allocation, Survival and reproduction, Trade-offs
- Subjects
- Biomathematics
- Biology $x Mathematical models
- Life sciences $x Mathematics