A female fig wasp arrives at a fig to lay her eggs. when they hatch, they will mate with other wasps inside the fig. she observes that several other females have already laid eggs here. which strategy will maximize her fitness (number of descendants) ?

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2 September, 09:37

A female fig wasp arrives at a fig to lay her eggs. when they hatch, they will mate with other wasps inside the fig. she observes that several other females have already laid eggs here. which strategy will maximize her fitness (number of descendants) ?

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Kinsley Stout · Answer 1

Laying her eggs where other females have laid a large amount of eggs, will increase the fitness of her offspring. If they mate with other nearby wasps at birth, the larger number of wasps, will likely result in more offspring being created.