the tendency of natural selection to maintain the existing average population number over subsequent generations.
STABILIZING SELECTION: "Stabilizing selection is where the average population stays the same over generations."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "STABILIZING SELECTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/stabilizing-selection/ (accessed January 28, 2023).