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Two old science fiction movies, Godzilla (1998) and Aliens (1986), depict fictional large...

Two old science fiction movies, Godzilla (1998) and Aliens (1986), depict fictional large female carnivores. The Godzilla female lives off a large prey population of humans and fishes but has no assistance from others of her kind. In a few days, she produces hundreds of 7-fttall eggs, enough to fill Madison Square Garden. The Aliens female lives off a small prey population of a few dozen humans, is assisted by nonreproducing workers, and produces hundreds of large eggs in a few weeks. Comment on what is realistic and unrealistic about the life-history traits and egg production abilities of each of these fictional animals. If they were real, would they have long or short life spans? Why?

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