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Transcribed Image Text:In the figure below, which curve represents the offspring future fitness as
a function of parental effort, and which represents the future fecundity of
the parents as a function of parental effort? What is the total fitness from
the offspring's perspective (draw the line)? Which curve would change if
drawn from the parent's perspective, and how would it change the
optimal investment in a single offspring from the parents' perspective?
1.25
1.0
0.75
0.5
0.25
Parental investment
Offspring fitness
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