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Outbreeding Depression

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019933

The deterioration in a population's fitness or other traits due to immigration of individuals from other populations that disrupts local adaptations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019933
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA Genetic Diversity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Condition and Sustainability Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/eerd/Glossary-%20Genetic%20Diversity.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019933",
  "term": "Outbreeding Depression",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The deterioration in a population's fitness or other traits due to immigration of individuals from other populations that disrupts local adaptations.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Genetic Diversity as an Indicator of Ecosystem Condition and Sustainability Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/eerd/Glossary-%20Genetic%20Diversity.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/outbreeding-depression/"
}

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