Information and allometry

摘要: Many life-history parameters have condition-dependent optima, but individuals are often required to set the values of such relatively early in development, before relevant conditions can be assessed with full accuracy. If cues available that predict future conditions, then parameter should evolve assume deviate from mean direction implied by cues, these deviations regress towards degree less than fully reliable. Under mild assumptions, slopes resulting relationships between and variable on which their optima depend will ‘ideal’ (those would maximize fitness if could chosen basis information) devalued squared correlation condition parameter.