Fitness is a central concept of evolutionary biology. We will consider individual fitness, followed by fitness as applied to alleles or genotypes. The direct fitness of an individual is related to the number of offspring that that individual produces....

Fitness is a term used in genetics and evolutionary biology, to indicate the contribution of the genotype (i.e., the specific genetic information encoded in the DNA of an organism) of a particular individual to the next generation of its population, in...

Fitness (often denoted w in population genetics models) is a central concept in evolutionary theory. It describes the capability of an individual of certain genotype to reproduce, and usually is equal to the proportion of the...

Biology, ancestry and the black athlete By RICHARD BERNSTEIN New York Times News Service Sunday, January 23, 2000 Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid toaTalk About It. By Jon Entine. 387 pages. PublicAffairs. $25. Black...

Biology of Disease N. Ahmed, M. Dawson, C. Smith, E. Wood. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis, 2007: 600pp. ISBN 0-7487-7210-3. £29.99. This book is aimed at first- and second-year biomedicai science students. When you first pick up this book and peruse the pages it...

Body and Soul Adventures | Derreen, IrelandThis new fitness lodge offers a retreat with a Gaelic twist—even for staple activities such as biking, hiking, and kayaking. Expect to cover between 10 and 20 miles daily, with lunch breaks at places like one of Ireland’s oldest...

You know it's the holiday season when your girlfriend suddenly expects bling, she's drained your bank account, and your fitness level tanks faster than a WB sitcom. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can remedy the first two with a timely breakup...