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An adaptation is a | An '''adaptation''' is a trait of an organism that is maintained or spread by either [[natural selection]] or [[indirect selection]]. Such a characteristic does so by confering a higher [[inclusive fitness]] than other available analagous characteristics in other individuals in a population <ref> Alcock, John. 2005. Animal Behavior. Sinauer Associates. ISBN-10:0878930051</ref> The process of adaptation is the [[evolution]]ary modification of a character for efficient or advantageous ([[fitness]]-enhancing) functioning. Consistent with these definitions, adaptations can be [[physiological]], [[behavioral]] or [[morphological]] features of organisms that enable them to survive and reproduce effectively. | ||
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An adaptation is a trait of an organism that is maintained or spread by either natural selection or indirect selection. Such a characteristic does so by confering a higher inclusive fitness than other available analagous characteristics in other individuals in a population [1] The process of adaptation is the evolutionary modification of a character for efficient or advantageous (fitness-enhancing) functioning. Consistent with these definitions, adaptations can be physiological, behavioral or morphological features of organisms that enable them to survive and reproduce effectively.
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- ↑ Alcock, John. 2005. Animal Behavior. Sinauer Associates. ISBN-10:0878930051