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Adaptation

The quality or state of being well-suited to a set of conditions; or, a phenotypic character that contributes to fitting an organism to a set of conditions; or, the process that results in organisms becoming better suited to a set of conditions.

References:

Amundson, R. (1996). “Historical development of the concept of adaptation.” In M.R. Rose & G.V. Lauder (Eds.), Adaptation (pp. 11–54). New York: Academic Press.

Allied Concepts:
Fitness (Absolute), Fitness (Relative), Function (Biological Advantage), Function (Evolutionary), Interactor, Natural selection, Niche construction

Topical Filter:
Adaptation and Adaptationism

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