adaptation behavior
1adaptation — [ad΄əp tā′shən] n. [Fr < ML adaptatio: see ADAPT] 1. an adapting or being adapted 2. a thing resulting from adapting [this play is an adaptation of a novel] 3. a change in structure, function, or form that improves the chance of survival for… …
2Adaptation — This article is about the evolutionary process. For other uses, see Adaptation (disambiguation). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology …
3Adaptation (eye) — In ocular physiology, adaptation is the ability of the eye to adjust to various levels of darkness and light. Contents 1 Efficacy 2 Mechanisms 3 Insufficiency 4 See also …
4Adaptation and Natural Selection — Infobox Book name = Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought title orig = translator = image caption = author = George C. Williams illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = subject = genre …
5adaptation — ad•ap•ta•tion [[t]ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of adapting or the state of being adapted 2) something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television[/ex] 3) bio a) any beneficial alteration in an organism resulting from natural …
6adaptation — adaptational, adj. adaptationally, adv. /ad euhp tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of adapting. 2. the state of being adapted; adjustment. 3. something produced by adapting: an adaptation of a play for television. 4. Biol. a. any alteration in the… …
7adaptation — 1. Preferential survival of members of a species because of a phenotype that gives them an enhanced capacity to withstand the environment including the ecology. 2. An advantageous change in function or constitution of an organ or tissu …
8behavior — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Public manner(s)] Syn. conduct, deportment, comportment, bearing, mien, demeanor, air, presence, carriage, manner(s), action(s), attitude(s), way of life, speech, talk, tone, morals, habits, tact, etiquette, protocol, social …
9behavior — n 1. demeanor, conduct, deportment, comportment, Archaic. havior; bearing, carriage, posture, gait, pose, port; manners, breeding, upbringing, rearing; habits, ways, dealings, customs, practice; morals, ethics, principles. 2. reaction, response,… …
10Gaussian adaptation — Articleissues citations missing = July 2008 COI = y expert = Mathematics notability = July 2008 jargon = July 2008 OR = September 2007 primarysources = July 2008 technical = July 2008Gaussian adaptation (GA) is an evolutionary algorithm designed… …
