Evolutionary Adaptation

The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.

Definitions

European Definitions

RESIN project

The RESIN project gives the following definition:

For a population or species, change in functional characteristics as a result of selection acting on heritable traits. The rate of evolutionary adaptation depends on factors such as the strength of selection, generation turnover time, and degree of outcrossing (as opposed to inbreeding).

See also

• Adaptation
• Autonomous Adaptation
• Incremental Adaptation
• Transformative Adaptation