increased fitness

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandfitness

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfitness.
increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
See more atincrease
fitness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɪt.nəs/us
/ˈfɪt.nəs/
the condition of being physically strong ...
See more atfitness

(Definition ofincreaseandfitnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreased fitness

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In conclusion, our results produced evidence for alteration in grape phylloxera behaviour and that adaptation, as measured byincreasedfitnessover time, was significantly influenced by host plant.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Parasite stress may increase the expression of individual differences in resistance (and, thereby, heritable variation in fitness), meaningincreasedfitnessgains from female choice for diseaseresistant mates.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This has been hypothesized to be due to anincreasedfitnessadvantage of half or full eunuchs.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Therefore, butterflies will tend to mate with others of the same wing pattern promotingincreasedfitness, eventually eliminating the heterozygote all together.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Low-density species are rarely able to cause crowding, thus allowing significantlyincreasedfitnessin good years/patches.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Phytoplasmas can have varying effects on their insect hosts; examples of both reduced andincreasedfitnesshave been seen.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This suggests that kin selection may not only benefit an individual in the long-term throughincreasedfitnessbut also in the short-term through increased survival chances.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
No other critical factors were affected, such as bone density, cholesterol levels, lipid measurements, maximal oxygen consumption, or any other factor that would indicateincreasedfitness.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wallace argued that group co-operationincreasedfitnessfor survival.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This occurs primarily in situations of overdominant selection where the heterozygote hasincreasedfitness but less fit homozygotes are still retained in the population.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Williams suggested that some genes responsible forincreasedfitnessin the younger, fertile organism contribute to decreased fitness later in life.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The additional source of nutrients may haveincreasedfitnessof plants growing in low-nutrient habitats which eventually caused an embrace of carnivory.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Higher levels of this hormone lead toincreasedfitnessin early life, while causing decreased fitness in later life due to a higher risk for prostate cancer.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, although this mutationincreasedfitnessunder these conditions, it also increased the bacteria's sensitivity to osmotic stress and decreased their ability to survive long periods in stationary phase cultures.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofincrease
Go to the definition offitness
See other collocations withfitness