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Area of Science:

  • * Molluscan reproductive biology
  • * Comparative reproductive strategies

Background:

  • * Understanding reproductive effort is key to explaining life-history trade-offs in mollusks.
  • * Previous studies have indicated variations in reproductive investment across different species and reproductive modes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To quantify and compare reproductive effort across diverse molluscan life-history strategies.
  • * To investigate the relationship between reproductive mode (oviparous vs. viviparous) and reproductive investment.
  • * To examine trends in reproductive effort over successive breeding seasons in iteroparous species.

Main Methods:

  • * A comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis of published data on molluscan reproduction.
  • * Calculation of reproductive effort as a percentage of total body mass allocated to reproduction.
  • * Statistical comparison of reproductive effort between semelparous and iteroparous species, and between oviparous and viviparous species.

Main Results:

  • * Semelparous mollusks exhibit significantly higher reproductive effort (29.90%) than iteroparous species (18.21%).
  • * In iteroparous species, reproductive effort increases with successive breeding seasons.
  • * Oviparous species allocate a substantially larger proportion of resources to reproduction (24.24%) compared to viviparous species (5.25%).

Conclusions:

  • * Reproductive strategy (semelparity vs. iteroparity) is a major determinant of reproductive effort in mollusks.
  • * Life-history traits, including reproductive mode and age, significantly influence resource allocation to reproduction.
  • * Findings provide insights into the evolutionary ecology and life-history diversification of mollusks.