#r selected

[dandyleyen]

pspsps @ homestuck fans who know anything abt ecology

Would you consider trolls to be r-selected or k-selected ? I assumed r-selected at first, given the large number of offspring + the lack of any parental care + mortality rates in early childhood ?? but also, their life spans aren’t very short and can be comparable to humans (and extend past that). They also seem to have similar maturation rates as humans (though it could be argued that trolls with longer life spans have even slower maturation rates).

I’m struggling to settle on one over the other :/

Thoughts ?

[captain-padfoot]

Shameless (tv show)

The show is compelling to watch, but my God, every character is in the running for "worst human on the planet" award. It's like watching a case study in "r selected" individuals. One train wreck after another with people who refuse to stop wrecking their trains. And the main character, Fiona, is one of the worst offenders!! Good tv, but no good people. What's scary is that most people are like that these days.