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parent-offspring conflict

parent-offspring conflict noun: the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring.

Noun

parent-offspring conflict (plural parent-offspring conflicts)

  1. (evolutionary theory) The evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring.

Forms of parent-offspring conflict

pluralparent-offspring conflicts

Questions about parent-offspring conflict

What does parent-offspring conflict mean?
Parent-offspring conflict means the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring.
What part of speech is parent-offspring conflict?
Parent-offspring conflict is a noun.
What is the plural of parent-offspring conflict?
The plural of parent-offspring conflict is parent-offspring conflicts.

Words near parent-offspring conflict in the dictionary

  1. parent nuclides
  2. parent pointer tree
  3. parent trigger
  4. parent triggers
  5. parent-in-law
  6. parent-offspring conflict
  7. parent-offspring conflicts
  8. parent-teacher association
  9. parent-teacher associations
  10. parent-teacher organization
  11. parent-teacher organizations

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