Re:Learning about evolution from species who thrive without ...
by jessriedel on Thursday November 10, 2016 @03:02PM
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> imposes a huge cost on a species, and that cost is called “males.”
Incidentally, the cost of males is only a 50% overhead when the males contribute nothing to raising the offspring. In some species, the energetic/resource cost is dominated by caring/feeding/raising long after birth, which males may contribute to as much as females.
Incidentally, the cost of males is only a 50% overhead when the males contribute nothing to raising the offspring. In some species, the energetic/resource cost is dominated by caring/feeding/raising long after birth, which males may contribute to as much as females.