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K SELECTED SPECIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

At the other extreme are competitor or K-selected species ... They tend to reproduce later in life and have a small number of offspring with fairly long life spans. ... Most large mammals (such as elephants, whales, and humans), birds of prey, and large and long-lived plants (such as saguaro cactus, and most tropical rain forest trees) are K-selected species.

Key term(s)
  • K selected species

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Les espèces à stratégie K résistent bien moins aux agressions humaines que les espèces à stratégie r [...]

Spanish

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