Island rule

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe principle of biology that states that populations isolated onto islands may undergo evolution towards dwarfism or gigantism to better conform to available resources

Synonyms

island syndrome survival of the fittest cope's rule orthogenesis life-dinner principle competitive exclusion olympic village effect evolutionarily stable strategy evolutionary theory nomogenesis jordan's rule green-beard effect

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