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K selection
Ecology.
- selection occurring when a population is at or near the carrying capacity of the environment, which is usually stable: tends to favor individuals that successfully compete for resources and produce few, slowly developing young, and results in a stable population of long-lived individuals. Compare r selection.
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- K-se·lect·ed [key, -si-lek-tid], adjective
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