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...
- Polycyclic animals reproduce intermittently throughout their lives. Semelparous organisms reproduce only once in their lifetime, such as annual plants...
- 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....
- 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...
- plants". Strict masting only occurs in species that are monocarpic (or semelparous) -- individuals of the species only reproduce once during their lifetime...
- species. At least one species, Coryphaenoides armatus, is thought to be semelparous; that is, the adults die after spawning. Nonsemelparous species may live...
- later in life (senescence); this occurs in both annual and perennial semelparous plants. Exceptions to this pattern include long-lived clonal (see ramets...
- that flower and fruit only once and then die are termed monocarpic or semelparous; these species may live for many years before they flower. For example...
- a one-year life cycle with adults dying after having bred (they are semelparous), although there are indications that this often also is the case for...