'''Direct Fitness'' or '''Darwinian Fitness''' is a central tenant of the [[Theory of evolution]]. It is the measurement of an individual [[organisms]] ability to reproduce. Direct fitness is measured as the proportion of genes a given individual contributes to the next generation due to its direct reproductive efforts. This can be contrasted with [[inclusive fitness]] which also includes the indirect fitness measure of genes contributed to the next generation based on aid given to relatives that are not direct descendants.
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'''Direct Fitness''' or '''Darwinian Fitness''' is a central tenant of the [[Theory of evolution]]. It is the measurement of an individual [[organisms]] ability to reproduce. Direct fitness is measured as the proportion of genes a given individual contributes to the next generation due to its direct reproductive efforts. This can be contrasted with [[inclusive fitness]] which also includes the indirect fitness measure of genes contributed to the next generation based on aid given to relatives that are not direct descendants.
==References==
==References==
Campbell, N., Reece, J., et al. 2002. Biology. 6th ed. San Francisco, California. pp. 1145-1148.
Campbell, N., Reece, J., et al. 2002. Biology. 6th ed. San Francisco, California. pp. 1145-1148.