noun
low fecundity
Rare technical term used in biology or demography to describe low reproductive capacity or fertility.
この種の寡産は環境ストレスが原因と考えられている。
The low fecundity of this species is thought to be caused by environmental stress.
Antonym meaning 'high fecundity' or 'prolificacy', used in similar technical contexts.
Compound of 寡 (few, little) and 産 (birth, production). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in modern Japanese.