inclusive fitness
Meanings
noun
- the number of offspring equivalents an individual rears, rescues or otherwise supports through its behavior (regardless of who begets them).
Word forms
Etymology
Coined by W. D. Hamilton in his 1964 paper "The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour".
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