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Inclusive fitness |
A measure of the proportion of the genes being passed on to the next generation both directly and indirectly |
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Direct fitness |
A measure of the proportion of an individual's genes passed on to the next generation directly through their own offspring |
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Indirect fitness |
A measure of the proportion of an individual's genes passed on to the next generation indirectly through relatives' offspring |
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Coefficient of relatedness |
How much of their genes relatives share between them |
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Kin altruism |
Altruism shown to next of kin |
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Parental investment |
How much time and resources each parent spends on rearing their offspring
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Parent-offspring conflict |
The conflict arising between parents and their offspring as a natural part of development
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K- and r-selection |
r-selection refers to the production of a large number of individuals at a small cost, where K-selection refers to a small number of individuals at a large cost
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Parental manipulation |
Parents tend to teach their children to behave benevolently towards each other |
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Kin selection |
The part of natural selection that promotes the favouring of relatives |
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Corpus luteum |
Egg follicle |