The phrase "able to adapt when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone's capacity to adjust or change in response to specific situations or conditions.
Example: "Successful leaders are often those who are able to adapt when faced with unexpected challenges."
Alternatives: "capable of adjusting when" or "flexible enough to change when".
As most stress resistance alleles have generally low frequencies in populations under benign conditions (MacNair 1997), these would be easily lost from small populations, making them less able to adapt genetically when subjected to stresses.
It might also be that they are less able to adapt successfully when they become ill because they lack qualifications and skills which their peers might develop at school or which are necessarily to maintain schooling.
One thing is certain: both natural ecosystems and human societies will be able to adapt more easily when the pace of climate change is slower.
It is because of their genetic variability that plants, animals, micro-organisms and invertebrates are able to adapt and survive when their environments change.
Such individuals are more able to adapt their lifestyles when compared with those who became blind as adults and are thus capable of returning to day-to-day life sooner [ 2].
Bones are able to adapt their local density when exposed to mechanical loading.
Mills also said on ESPN radio that he appreciated how Woodson was able to adapt and how he excelled last year when injuries riddled the roster.
Finally, we validate our proposal by a set of applications that are able to adapt their user interface and functionality, when significant changes are produced in the environment, the working group, and/or the used devices.
Light signals from the retina help establish the animals' circadian rhythms to the standard day-night cycle". But, if food is not available during the normal wake period, animals need to be able to adapt to food that is available when they are ordinarily asleep.
