With a fixed amount of available energy, there is a trade-off between the number of offspring produced and the energy resources each offspring receives from its mother.Given this constraint, a female animal can produce

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Producing many small eggs is a strategy where the mother can allocate limited energy resources to produce a larger number of offspring, each receiving less energy. This trade-off allows for maximizing the number of offspring within the energy constraints.

With a Fixed Amount of Available Energy, There Is a Trade-Off