inclusive fitness
inclusive fitness · inclusive fitnesses
The number of offspring equivalents an individual rears, rescues or otherwise supports…The number of offspring equivalents an individual rears, rescues or otherwise supports through its behavior (regardless of who begets them).
Meaning
1 sensesThe number of offspring equivalents an individual rears, rescues or otherwise supports through its behavior (regardless of who begets them).
Origin
Coined by W. D. Hamilton in his 1964 paper "The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour".Coined by W. D. Hamilton in his 1964 paper "The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour".
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Forms
plural: inclusive fitnesses| Singular | inclusive fitness |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedkin selection
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.