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evolutionary traps

evolutionary traps is the plural of evolutionary trap.

Meaning of evolutionary trap

Noun

evolutionary trap (plural evolutionary traps)

  1. (evolutionary theory) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction.
    • Antagonistic genetic correlations and maladaptive phenotypic responses (evolutionary traps) are probably the most important constrain[t]s to microevolutionary change.2004, Francisco Pulido, Peter Berthold, Microevolutionary Response to Climate Change, Anders P. Møller, W. Fielder, P. Berthold (editors), Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 35: Birds and...
  2. The situation of a rapid ecological change triggering decisions about choice of habitat that are detrimental for an individual; an ecological trap.
    Synonyms:
    ecological trap

Questions about evolutionary traps

What is evolutionary traps the plural of?
Evolutionary traps is the plural of evolutionary trap.

Words near evolutionary traps in the dictionary

  1. evolutionary taxonomist
  2. evolutionary taxonomists
  3. evolutionary theories
  4. evolutionary theory
  5. evolutionary trap
  6. evolutionary traps
  7. evolutiondidit
  8. evolutionise
  9. evolutionism
  10. evolutionisms
  11. evolutionist

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