Java error: "Comparison method violates its general contract!"

I have this code:

package org.optimization.geneticAlgorithm;
import org.optimization.geneticAlgorithm.selection.Pair;

public abstract class Chromosome implements Comparable<Chromosome> {
    public abstract double fitness();
    public abstract Pair<Chromosome> crossover(Chromosome parent);
    public abstract void mutation();
    public int compareTo(Chromosome o) {
        int rv = 0;
        if (this.fitness() > o.fitness()) {
            rv = -1;
        } else if (this.fitness() < o.fitness()) {
            rv = 1;
        }
        return rv;
    }
}

And every time I run this code I get this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract!
at java.util.ComparableTimSort.mergeHi(ComparableTimSort.java:835)
at java.util.ComparableTimSort.mergeAt(ComparableTimSort.java:453)
at java.util.ComparableTimSort.mergeCollapse(ComparableTimSort.java:376)
at java.util.ComparableTimSort.sort(ComparableTimSort.java:182)
at java.util.ComparableTimSort.sort(ComparableTimSort.java:146)
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:472)
at java.util.Collections.sort(Collections.java:155)
at org.optimization.geneticAlgorithm.GeneticAlgorithm.nextGeneration(GeneticAlgorithm.java:74)
at org.optimization.geneticAlgorithm.GeneticAlgorithm.execute(GeneticAlgorithm.java:40)
at test.newData.InferenceModel.main(InferenceModel.java:134)

I use OpenJDK7u3 and I return 0 when the objects are equal. Can someone explain this error to me?