单词 | millidarwin |
释义 | > as lemmasmillidarwin millidarwin n. Brit. /ˈmɪlɪˌdɑːwɪn/ , U.S. /ˈmɪləˌdɑrwᵻn/ ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [noun] > fitness to survive and reproduce > measures of Darwin1949 millidarwin1949 fitness1953 inclusive fitness1964 1949 J. B. S. Haldane in Evolution 3 55/2 It may be found desirable to coin some word, for example a darwin, for a unit of evolutionary rate, such as an increase or decrease of size by a factor of e per million years, or, what is practically equivalent, an increase or decrease of 1/ 1000 per 1000 years. If so the horse rates would range round 40 millidarwins. 1987 Paleobiology 13 138/1 Previous studies have reported relatively high rates of evolution for marine invertebrates..but these studies have focused..on changes in body size. Our results indicate that shape experiences much greater evolutionary stability (modal ‘rate’ in the order of 10 millidarwins for any interval of 1 ma or more). < as lemmas |
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