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...
- 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...
- throughout the season. Beach-spawning male capelin are considered to be semelparous because they die soon after the spawning season is over. In ocean spawning...
- plants". Strict masting only occurs in species that are monocarpic (or semelparous) -- individuals of the species only reproduce once during their lifetime...
- 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...
- later in life (senescence); this occurs in both annual and perennial semelparous plants. Exceptions to this pattern include long-lived clonal (see ramets...
- Polycyclic animals reproduce intermittently throughout their lives. Semelparous organisms reproduce only once in their lifetime, such as annual plants...
- will swim around while carrying the eggs with her. Most species are semelparous (only reproduce once before dying), the only known exceptions are 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...
- allocate more resources to reproduction at the expense of survival. In semelparous species, age is frequently a poor predictor of fecundity. In these cases...