island tameness

English

Noun

island tameness (uncountable)

An evolutionary trait found with island-dwelling animals, which when isolated on islands evolve the loss of timidity in the face of the unknown or predators.
- 2011, William Stolzenburg, Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue:
  The Anacapa deer mouse was a Channel Islands native, a Dumbo-eared, doe-eyed mouse with an endearing touch of island tameness.

Synonyms

insular tameness

Coordinate terms

island dwarfism (insular dwarfism)
island gigantism (insular gigantism)

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