K-selection

English

Etymology

Coined by the American ecologists Robert H. MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in 1967. The choice of the letter K came from the German Kapazitätsgrenze (“capacity limit”).

Noun

K-selection (uncountable)

1. (ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quality.

Related terms

• r/K selection theory
• r-selection

Anagrams

• skeletonic