Fecundity selection
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Fecundity selection is the process by which differential reproductive success among individuals in a population is the result of phenotypic traits that contribute to the production of a higher number of offspring per reproductive episode. The theory of fecundity selection, also known as fertility selection, was formulated by Charles Darwin between 1871 and 1874.[1] Along with the theories of natural selection and sexual selection, fecundity selection is a fundamental component of the modern theory of Darwinian selection.
The effects of fecundity selection have been studied with wild oats,[2] sexual dimorphism in lizards[3] and seabirds,[4] and genetic phenomena in plants.[5]
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