rstrategie
r-Strategie, or r-strategy, is a term from life-history theory describing a reproductive strategy in which organisms maximize population growth by producing many offspring with minimal parental care. In the r/K selection framework, r-strategists emphasize rapid population increase (high intrinsic growth rate, r) rather than competitive ability in crowded environments. This strategy is thought to be advantageous in unstable or unpredictable habitats where the likelihood of juvenile survival is variable.
Key traits commonly associated with r-strategists include early sexual maturity, short generation times, high fecundity, little
Examples of organisms often described as r-strategists include many insects (such as certain aphids and locusts),
Critiques of the dichotomy emphasize that it oversimplifies complex trade-offs and that modern life-history theory favors
See also: life-history theory, K-strategy, trade-offs, r-selected species.