English Dictionary

evolutionary trap

名詞

(biology, evolutionary biology) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction.

日本語の意味

進化した行動や形質が、環境変化などにより個体の生存や繁殖にとって不利となる状況。 / 進化により獲得された適応が、結果的にその生物の生存能力や繁殖力を損ない、絶滅へと繋がる可能性がある現象。

Rapid environmental change turned the species' courtship display into an evolutionary trap, reducing its mating success.

急速な環境変化により、その種の求愛行動は進化の落とし穴となり、繁殖成功率が低下した。

意味（1）

(biology, evolutionary biology) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction.

Antagonistic genetic correlations and maladaptive phenotypic responses (evolutionary traps) are probably the most important constrain[t]s to microevolutionary change.

意味（2）

(ecology) The situation of a rapid ecological change triggering decisions about choice of habitat that are detrimental for an individual; an ecological trap.

evolutionary traps （ plural ）