Red Queen hypothesis

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title: Red Queen hypothesis
text: The Red Queen's hypothesis is a hypothesis in evolutionary biology proposed in 1973, that species must constantly adapt, evolve, and proliferate in order to survive while pitted against ever-evolving opposing species. The hypothesis was intended to explain the constant (age-independent) extinction probability as observed in the paleontological record caused by co-evolution between competing species; however, it has also been suggested that the Red Queen hypothesis explains the advantage of sexua
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description: Concept in evolutionary biology
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date created: 2007-03-07T19:43:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T14:34:26Z
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