Extreme beauty is not necessarily a sign of superior reproductive potential.
Plants older than 17 years showed a marked reduction in reproductive potential.
Over time, more red worms get eaten, so they aren't able to realize their full reproductive potential.
In contrast, a female's reproductive potential is limited by the number of eggs she can produce.
A low waist-hip ratio has often been seen as a sign of good health and reproductive potential.
Damage to an animal affects less of his reproductive potential as age increases.
At such reproductive potential, it would not take long for them to carpet the earth," the author notes.
In the subsequent good year for the population of first generation olives, production is quite low, with modest reproductive potential.
The toll is significant because it includes fish at the peak of their reproductive potential, the researchers said.
Snow crab have a very high reproductive potential: each year, every single female carries eggs.