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What behavior decreases fitness?

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Maladaptive behaviour is any behaviour which increases the odds of an organism dying, especially before having their offspring and passing on their genes.

It's what the so called 'Darwin Awards' are named after...

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An organism might behave in a way that reduces its individual fitnee to act as if it is weak. A fox might walk very slow and seem too weak then attacks.

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Being too lazy.

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