Olympic village effect
Olympic village effect noun: a selection effect driving evolution of an invasive species at the invasion front, that selects the fastest and furthest invaders to interbreed creating stronger and faster invaders, due to the invasion front preselecting the fastest invaders, concentrating these individuals and therefore selecting those traits that let them invade faster.
Noun
Olympic village effect (uncountable)
- A selection effect driving evolution of an invasive species at the invasion front, that selects the fastest and furthest invaders to interbreed creating stronger and faster invaders, due to the invasion front preselecting the fastest invaders, concentrating these individuals and therefore selecting those traits that let them invade faster.
Origin of Olympic village effect
From Olympic village + effect. From the breeding population selection effect resulting in a group of superior performant individuals like found at an Olympic village (the sportspeople housing for the Olympics).
Questions about Olympic village effect
- What does Olympic village effect mean?
- Olympic village effect means a selection effect driving evolution of an invasive species at the invasion front, that selects the fastest and furthest invaders to interbreed creating stronger and faster invaders, due to the invasion front preselecting the fastest invaders, concentrating these individuals and therefore selecting those traits that let them invade faster.
- What part of speech is Olympic village effect?
- Olympic village effect is a noun.
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