When Adults Have a High Probability of Survival from One

Multiple Choice

When adults have a high probability of survival from one year to the next and offspring survival is relatively poor, the best strategy for an adult to maximize fitness is to

A) increase fecundity at the expense of survival.
B) delay reproduction for the next cycle.
C) increase survival at the expense of fecundity.
D) invest all excess energy in having fewer but larger offspring.
E) maintain a balance of fecundity and survival.