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| *A process of genetic change of a population, owing to natural selection, whereby the average stage of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, an adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage owing to its provision of an improvement in some function. A complex concept; see Chapter 12. | | *A process of genetic change of a population, owing to natural selection, whereby the average stage of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, an adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage owing to its provision of an improvement in some function. A complex concept; see Chapter 12. |
| === Glossary of "Plant Systematics (1st ed.)" by [[Simpson_2006|Simpson (2006)]] === | | === Glossary of "Plant Systematics (1st ed.)" by [[Simpson_2006|Simpson (2006)]] === |
− | * A structure or feature that performs a particular function and which results in increased survival or reproduction. | + | *A structure or feature that performs a particular function and which results in increased survival or reproduction. |
| === Glossary of "The Cell (5th ed.)" by [[Alberts_Johnson_Lewis_Raff_Roberts_Walter_2008|Alberts et al. (2008)]] === | | === Glossary of "The Cell (5th ed.)" by [[Alberts_Johnson_Lewis_Raff_Roberts_Walter_2008|Alberts et al. (2008)]] === |
| *(1) adaptation (desensitization): Adjustment of sensitivity following repeated stimulation. The mechanism that allows a cell to react to small changes in stimuli even against a high background level of stimulation. (2) evolutionary adaptation: an evolved trait. | | *(1) adaptation (desensitization): Adjustment of sensitivity following repeated stimulation. The mechanism that allows a cell to react to small changes in stimuli even against a high background level of stimulation. (2) evolutionary adaptation: an evolved trait. |
| + | === Glossary of "Ecology (6th ed.)" by [[Krebs_2009|Krebs (2009)]] === |
| + | *any alteration in the structure or function of an organism by which the organism becomes better able to survive and multiply in its environment. |
| === Glossary of "Evolution (2nd ed.)" by [[Futuyma_2009|Futuyma (2009)]] === | | === Glossary of "Evolution (2nd ed.)" by [[Futuyma_2009|Futuyma (2009)]] === |
| *A process of genetic change in a population whereby, as a result of natural selection, the average state of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, ''an'' adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage conveyed by that feature in the improvement in some function. | | *A process of genetic change in a population whereby, as a result of natural selection, the average state of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, ''an'' adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage conveyed by that feature in the improvement in some function. |
− | === Glossary of "Ecology (6th ed.)" by [[Krebs_2009|Krebs (2009)]] ===
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− | * any alteration in the structure or function of an organism by which the organism becomes better able to survive and multiply in its environment.
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| ===Glossary of "Evolution (3rd ed.)" by [[Futuyma_2013|Futuyma (2013)]]=== | | ===Glossary of "Evolution (3rd ed.)" by [[Futuyma_2013|Futuyma (2013)]]=== |
| *A process of genetic change in a population whereby, as a result of natural selection, the average state of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, ''an'' adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage conveyed by that feature in the improvement in some function. A complex concept. | | *A process of genetic change in a population whereby, as a result of natural selection, the average state of a character becomes improved with reference to a specific function, or whereby a population is thought to have become better suited to some feature of its environment. Also, ''an'' adaptation: a feature that has become prevalent in a population because of a selective advantage conveyed by that feature in the improvement in some function. A complex concept. |