Question

In a recent study on fitness consequences of antipredatory behavior and coloration pattern in garter snakes (Thamnophis ordinoides), the phenotype space was depicted as a three-dimensional graph where the highest points represent combinations of traits associated with the greatest fitness values. For such situations, we could use Sewall Wright's metaphor of the __________.

Answer 1

For such situations, we could use Sewall Wright's metaphor of the Adaptive landscape.