Sentence examples for evolution of the ability from inspiring English sources

Plants got their start in water, and the move onto land by algae-like ancestors was quite challenging, requiring the evolution of the ability to deal with fluctuations in temperature and access to water, as well as to more intense sunlight.

Causes for their evolution remain a matter of speculation, but a functional coupling to the evolution of the ability to enrol is one possible factor.

Giraud et al. [ 24] defined host range expansions as the evolution of the ability to exploit a novel host in addition to the host of origin.

This makes convergent evolution of the ability to synthesize G and S lignins in Calliarthron simple, as it would only require the addition of two more enzymes to this core pathway.

We argue that the evolution of the ability of IG prey females to evaluate offspring's IGP risk accurately is driven by the irreversibility of oviposition and the functionally complex relationships between predator guild members.

The evolution of the ability to mount such predictive developmental modifications depends on a number of features, such as the cost of developmental plasticity, ability to correctly detect and interpret environmental cues that depends on the frequency by which various environmental conditions are encountered, and finally on the long term fitness advantage provided.

The range of bacteria was selected in a way that allowed us testing the effect of accelerated rates of evolution on the ability of the method to detect functional coevolution.

Various bat species that emit high-frequency squeaks to detect prey and avoid obstacles share a high degree of variation in the FOXP2 gene, according to a new study, suggesting that genetic changes in the gene helped promote the evolution of this ability.

The evolution of these abilities has produced the glorious array of living forms that populate the world.

Gas migration/breakthrough in saturated bentonite is an important issue for the evolution of the sealing ability of the engineered barrier in deep geological repositories.

In the second essay in Science's series in honor of the Year of Darwin, Michael Balter discusses the evolution of the human ability to develop mental images and convey them through abstract means such as drawing and sculpting.