TERM: Description of glossary term.


Baldwin effect

Contesto: Ecology, Evolution.

The process whereby environmentally induced variation becomes genetically reinforced. With subtle differences, also called genetic assimilation.

Referenza

Barlow, George W. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (riassunto)

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