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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A form of selection that occurs in an environment with plentiful resources, favoring a reproductive strategy in which many offspring are produced.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[r(ate of increase).]

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