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Consequences of rapid development owing to cohort splitting: just how costly is it to hurry?
The Journal of experimental biology - 20 Mar 2020
Rádai Zoltán, Kiss Johanna, Babczyńska Agnieszka, Kardos Gábor, Báthori Ferenc, Samu Ferenc, Barta Zoltán
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In cohort splitting, diverging sub-cohorts may show substantial differences in their growth and developmental rates. Although in the past, causes and adaptive value of cohort splitting were studied in detail, individual-level consequences of cohort splitting are still rather overlooked. Life history theory predicts that considerably increased growth and developmental rates should be traded off against other...
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