Evolution, Fourth Edition (looseleaf)
Evolution, Fourth Edition (looseleaf)
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Author: Douglas J. Futuyma
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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To determine: The two hypotheses which explain the drop in fitness of organisms.

Introduction: Evolutionary fitness of an organism can be defined in terms of its reproductive fitness on how a species is capable of doing reproduction in its environment. Fitness can be measured in terms of their eating habits, reproduction, and the passing of characters from one generation to next generation. A drop in fitness of an organism can be caused due to improper balance in any one of the factors which are required to keep an individual fit.

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To determine: The experimental difference between the two hypotheses of fitness drop.

Introduction: Evolutionary fitness of an organism can be defined in terms of its reproductive fitness on how a species is capable of doing reproduction in its environment. Fitness can be measured in terms of their eating habits, reproduction, and passing of characters from one generation to the next generation. A drop in fitness of an organism can be caused due to improper balance in any one of the factors which are required to keep an individual fit.

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