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Preferred term

red queen hypothesis

Definition

  • [Henderson's] idea that each evolutionary advance by one species is detrimental to other species, so that all species must evolve as fast as possible simply to survive.

Broader concept

Scope note

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URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21692

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