Number of animal offspring depends on support: study

VANCOUVER – A British Columbia researcher had to put herself in the position of a stock market investment analyst to solve a puzzle over why some animals have a few large babies while others have many small offspring.

Number of animal offspring depends on support: study The study, published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, uses a math model similar to one that economists apply to analyse investment strategies to suggest the offspring question depends on the animal’s partner.

Author Holly Kindsvater says the research has shown that if males are helping to raise the young, it’s better to have many babies of a smaller size. But if the male is a lousy mate, then the female is better off having just a few large babies.

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