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semelparous

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semelparous [ˈsɛməlˌpærəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Also hapaxanthic, monocarpic (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (of an animal) producing offspring only once during its lifetime
semelparity  n
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The spawning fish are frequently semelparous and deliver marine derived nutrients (MDN) to the freshwater as moribund biomass, excreted ammonium ion (N[H.
Anadromous fish as marine nutrient vectors by MacAvoy, Stephen E.; Garman, Greg C.; Macko, Stephen A. / Fishery Bulletin
Rapid selection effects in a short-lived semelparous squid species exposed to exploitation: Inferences from the optimization of the life-history functions.
Contribution to understanding the population structure and maturation ... by Abril, Augusto Cesar Crespi; Morsan, Enrique Mario; Baron, Pedro Jose / Journal of Shellfish Research
For example, the larva period will become shorter and shorter, and the egg number per reproductive lineage will progressively reduce, but the yolk volume and density will increase until a specialized form develops with, for example, semelparous reproduction or one single large offspring (Balon, 2004b, fig.
The oldest domesticated fishes, and the consequences of an epigenetic ... by Balon, Eugene K. / Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology
 
 
 
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