Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Adaptation


Adaptation is one of the basic phenomena of biology.[1] It is the process whereby an organism becomes better suited to its habitat.[2] Also, the term adaptation may refer to a characteristic which is especially important for an organism's survival.
  1. ^ Williams, George C. 1966. Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought. Princeton. "Evolutionary adaptation is a phenomenon of pervasive importance in biology." p5
  2. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Sciencedefines adaptation as "Any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment"

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