title: The cost of reproduction in a freshwater copepod.
abstract: An experimental study of the copepod Mesocyclops edax documented that females which reproduced throughout their lifetime survived at a lower rate than unmated females which did not reproduce. This cost of reproduction was most apparent in animals receiving periodic, non-lethal temperature stress. However, among reproductive females, no significant correlations were detected between reproductive output and survival, suggesting caution concerning the application of cost of reproduction arguments to a population of females in which clutch size is seen to vary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Feifarek
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Grace A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wyngaard
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: David Allan