Sentence examples for adaptations toward from inspiring English sources

In much the same way, traits that start off with one function and then switch to a new one without being modified are not adaptations ("toward" (ad) "fit" (aptus)) but what we call exaptations ("fit" (aptus) by reason of (ex) "existing form"), and co-option is the general process underlying this change in function (see McLennan 2008).

Although children's affective, behavioral, and cognitive responses and adaptations toward restoring a level of emotional security may be adaptive in the IPV context, they may be maladaptive in other contexts (e.g., school, peer contacts).

To address this challenge, our proposed solutions place emphasis on understanding the individual user's needs, expectations, and adaptations toward designing, developing, and deploying effective multimedia solutions.

Recently, large specimens of Apateon gracilis were described with adaptations toward a terrestrial lifestyle, indicating that not all branchiosaurs were neotenic.

We hypothesised that the ptarmigan will possess adaptations toward efficient load carriage in order to minimise the cost of locomotion during winter, when energy conservation may be critical for survival.

In addition, many studies have suggested a role for nuclear receptors in the observed fetal metabolic adaptations toward adverse conditions in utero.

Consequently, the algorithm must be capable of rapid adaptation toward such changes.

Therefore, there is a serious need to introduce a new mechanism or method that can be utilized to incorporate behavior adaptation toward safety concern among motorcycle users.

In this insight, the pre-dawn water potentials indicate the seasonal differences of the soil water status, and the midday water potential indicates the species' specific ability of adaptation toward the current situation.

When we introduced a forced sale intervention that is designed to close the mental account for a prior outcome, Americans showed greater adaptation toward the new price than their Asian counterparts.

Indeed, the cluster is absent from the Sma genome sequences, suggesting that acquisition of gum genes was an important adaptation toward plant pathogenicity.