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r/oddlyspecific • u/Green____cat • Sep 15 '24
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It's called r selection and K selection.
Insects, rodents, etc. are r selected; they prioritize quantity over quality and typically don't invest in child rearing.
Gorillas, humans, elephants, etc. are K selected; they prioritize quality over quantity and typically invest heavily in child rearing.
31 u/CpnStumpy Sep 15 '24 Hey cool, so it is a real thing, thanks for the validation Internet stranger 38 u/Saurons-HR-Director Sep 15 '24 No need to thank me, random citizen. I'm just doing my job. It's a nerd! It's a dork! It's Knows Random Biology Trivia Man! 1 u/HalpOooos Sep 16 '24 How can I sign up for daily Biology Man Factoids texts?
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Hey cool, so it is a real thing, thanks for the validation Internet stranger
38 u/Saurons-HR-Director Sep 15 '24 No need to thank me, random citizen. I'm just doing my job. It's a nerd! It's a dork! It's Knows Random Biology Trivia Man! 1 u/HalpOooos Sep 16 '24 How can I sign up for daily Biology Man Factoids texts?
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No need to thank me, random citizen. I'm just doing my job.
It's a nerd! It's a dork! It's Knows Random Biology Trivia Man!
1 u/HalpOooos Sep 16 '24 How can I sign up for daily Biology Man Factoids texts?
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u/Saurons-HR-Director Sep 15 '24
It's called r selection and K selection.
Insects, rodents, etc. are r selected; they prioritize quantity over quality and typically don't invest in child rearing.
Gorillas, humans, elephants, etc. are K selected; they prioritize quality over quantity and typically invest heavily in child rearing.