Environmental restraints and life strategies: a habitat templet matrix |
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Authors: | E Holm |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, University of Pretoria, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Summary Four basic environmental restraints on life are deduced from the requirements of life's inherent order laws. Possible life strategies to contend with these restraints are listed. The various combinations of the restraints are subsequently investigated, and appropriate combinations of life strategies are fitted. This model is finally tested against insect case histories in various environments, and is demonstrated to explain some combinations of characteristics of insects in ecosystems not covered by the r-K or r-K-A continua. The role of heterochrony in achieving appropriate life strategies is briefly discussed. |
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Keywords: | Habitat templet r-K-A selection Life strategies Environmental restraints |
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