4a. fill in the table below with the expected characteristics of r vs k selected species. r-selected species k-selected species timing of maturation longevity parental care number of offspring size of offspring 4b. based on your table, would a species that provides long-term parental care and has few offspring be considered an r-selected or k-selected species? what is an example of such a species? 4c. why is long-term parental care associated with having few offspring during a reproductive episode?
