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K-selection

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Etymology

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Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter K came from the German Kapazitätsgrenze (“capacity limit”).

Noun

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K-selection (uncountable)

  1. (ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quality.
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