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K-selection
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English
Etymology
Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter K came from the en de Kapazitätsgrenze capacity limit.
Noun
- K-selection
en ecology A theory involving natural selection based on quality.
Related terms
en r/K selection theory r-selection
Anagrams
en ceeiklnost skeletonic
en coinages terms containing italics