Difference between revisions of "Semelparous"
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 28 July 2008
Definition of Semelparous:
Used to describe an organism that reproduces just once during its lifetime, after which its death is inevitable. [1] Examples are annual plants and salmons. It is the opposite of iteroparous.
This is the common definition for Semelparous, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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