The term iteroparity comes from the Latin itero, to repeat, and pario, to beget. An example of an iteroparous organism is a human—humans are biologically capable of having offspring many times over the course of their lives.

Is semelparity better than iteroparity?

If the iteroparous population experiences 30% adult mortality each year, the average individual will produce 340 seeds in its lifetime, more than in the semelparous population. Therefore, in populations with sufficiently high mortality, semelparity will be favored over iteroparity.

Are trees iteroparity?

Iteroparous organisms include perennial plants and the majority of animals. ... Organisms that have a specific breeding season and whose breeding population contains individuals of different ages, for example temperate-region trees, are said to show overlapping iteroparity.