Olympic village effect
English
noun
Definitions
- (evolutionary biology) A selection effect driving evolution of an invasive species at the invasion front, that selects the fastest and furthest invaders to interbreed creating stronger and faster invaders, due to the invasion front preselecting the fastest invaders, concentrating these individuals and therefore selecting those traits that let them invade faster.
Etymology
Compound from English Olympic village + English effect.
Origin
English
effect
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Olympic village English
- Tetris effect English
- aftereffect English
- bioeffect English
- coeffect English
- countereffect English
- effect English
- effectible English
- effecting English
- effectless English
- effectome English
- feckless English
- intereffect English
- isoeffect English
- subeffect English
- thermoeffect English
- white coat effect English
- effectus Latin
- effet French
- efecto Spanish, Castilian
- effect Middle English
- efekto Esperanto