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life-dinner principle

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Japanese Meaning
進化生物学における、捕食者と被食者の間で生死に関わるリスク(被食者の場合は命、捕食者の場合は夕食)に基づく選択圧の非対称性を示す原則。
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被食者が命を賭け、捕食者が失うのはせいぜい食事だけであるという選択圧の非対称性は、被食者がしばしば捕食者よりも迅速な逃避行動を進化させる理由を説明する。

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(evolutionary biology) A principle of asymmetry in selective pressure between predators and prey.

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life-dinner principle

The life-dinner principle explains why prey species often evolve quicker escape behaviors than their predators.

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The life-dinner principle explains why prey species often evolve quicker escape behaviors than their predators.

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