adaptive landscape

collocation in English

meaningsofadaptiveandlandscape

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adaptive
adjective
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/əˈdæp.tɪv/us
/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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landscape
noun
uk
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/us
/ˈlænd.skeɪp/
a large area of land, especially in relation to ...
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In phase 1 genetic drift causes sub populations to cross adaptive valleys, and consequently occupy different regions of theadaptivelandscapeto one another.
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In the light of all the $ evidence he produces a model which assumes a very featurelessadaptivelandscape, with numerous similar fitness modes.
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For many animals, including humans and their closest living relatives the monkeys and apes, the "adaptivelandscape" includes family members and/or other social companions.
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This increase in evolvability can happen when evolution is faced with crossing a valley in anadaptivelandscape.
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As such, the shape of theadaptivelandscapecan change drastically in response to even small changes in strategies and densities.
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The term evolutionary landscape is often used interchangeably withadaptivelandscapeand fitness landscape, though other authors distinguish between them.
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The resulting landscapes can be used as physical implementations of anadaptivelandscape, by generating a spatial mosaic of patches of opportunity distributed in space and time.
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One illustration of metaphor is his use of the term adaptive landscapes.
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He acknowledges four categories of landscapes: fitness landscapes, adaptive landscapes, fitness surfaces, and morphospaces.
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Rather, evolution proceeds by hill climbing, as in adaptive landscapes.
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The flexibility of adaptive landscapes provide several ways for natural selection to cross valleys and occupy multiple peaks without having to make large changes in their strategies.
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