Life history theory#Reproductive value and costs of reproduction

The term comes from the cost of reproduction ecology and describes the balance of organisms between one's own ( somatic ) growth and its reproduction. Where a collective investment undertaking much of its energy into reproduction, very little energy is left to secure his own survival, which indirectly affects future reproduction, which is thereby reduced under certain circumstances. However, more energy is used on its own survival, there is a higher chance to produce offspring even later, but can then be used at the moment only a little energy for the current reproduction.