Pole Alistair, Gordon Iain J, Gorman Martyn L
Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK.
Proc Biol Sci. 2003 Aug 7;270 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S57. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0011.
Charles Darwin first used the term 'survival of the fittest' in the 5th edition of The origin of species. A literal interpretation implies that predators will selectively prey upon the weakest members of a population. We demonstrate that this is true for African wild dogs hunting impala.
查尔斯·达尔文在《物种起源》第五版中首次使用了“适者生存”一词。从字面意义上理解,这意味着捕食者会选择性地捕食种群中最弱小的成员。我们证明,非洲野犬捕食黑斑羚时确实如此。