Evidence for the 1/e-law predicting optimal timing of reproduction across taxa

Reproductive success requires allocating effort across lifespan in a manner that balances the risk of early mortality against the benefit of higher fecundity or parental expertise that increase with body size or age.

Reproductive success requires allocating effort across lifespan in a manner that balances the risk of early mortality against the benefit of higher fecundity or parental expertise that increase with body size or age. Here we report a cross-taxonomic analysis of reproductive…