A reproductive strategy in which an organism produces offspring multiple times throughout its lifetime in varied ways or locations.
From Greek 'amphi-' (multiple/both) and '-toky' (from tokos, birth), describing varied reproductive patterns or multiple reproductive cycles.
Amphitoky is an evolutionary advantage—organisms that reproduce multiple times have backup plans if one reproductive season fails, making them more resilient than single-season breeders.
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