inclusive fitness

English

Etymology

Coined by W. D. Hamilton in his 1964 paper "The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour".

Noun

inclusive fitness

  1. (evolutionary theory) the number of offspring equivalents an individual rears, rescues or otherwise supports through its behavior (regardless of who begets them).

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