K-strategy

n. a reproductive strategy that involves a high degree of parental investment in a relatively small number of offspring over an individual’s reproductive life, as in human beings and other primates. Populations of K-strategists expand to the maximum size that the habitat can support (its carrying capacity, or K). K-strategy implies that a constant, relatively small number of high-quality offspring is more likely to lead to reproductive success than producing offspring at the maximum rate possible (see r-strategy).

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May 8th 2024

manoptoscope

n. a hollow cone used for measuring eye dominance. The observer views a small target by placing the base of the cone near the eyes and then viewing the target through the small end of the cone while closing first one eye and then the other. The eye through which the target is actually seen is the dominant eye.