inclusive fitness

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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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