inclusive fitness

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. 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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inclusive fitness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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