Definition of Semelparous. Meaning of Semelparous. Synonyms of Semelparous

- Look up semelparous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up iteroparous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Semelparity and iteroparity are two contrasting...
- later in life (senescence); this occurs in both annual and perennial semelparous plants. Exceptions to this pattern include long-lived clonal (see ramets...
- hapaxanth and semelparous. The antonym is polycarpic, a plant that flowers and sets seeds many times during its lifetime; the antonym of semelparous is iteroparous...
- Box jellyfish species Chiropsalmus quadrum**** contradicts the belief that Cubozoans are semelparous....
- Polycyclic animals reproduce intermittently throughout their lives. Semelparous organisms reproduce only once in their lifetime, such as annual plants...
- same order, Asparagales. The common name "century plant" stems from its semelparous nature of flowering only once at the end of its long life. After flowering...
- allocate more resources to reproduction at the expense of survival. In semelparous species, age is frequently a poor predictor of fecundity. In these cases...
- will swim around while carrying the eggs with her. Most species are semelparous (only reproduce once before dying), the only known exceptions are the...
- and the species holds the world record for being the world's smallest semelparous mammal. Antechinus stuartii is mostly light brown above, including the...
- single reproductive event of semelparous organisms is usually large and fatal to the spawners. The classic example of a semelparous animal is the Pacific salmon...