adaptive mechanism
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adaptive
adjective
uk/əˈdæp.tɪv/us/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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It is worth recalling that the behaviorist school of psychology also explained human and animal behavior by a backward-looking and unthinkingadaptivemechanism, namely, reinforcement.
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This could be seen as anadaptivemechanismcompensating for possible reductions in neural conduction velocity which are sometimes found in extreme old age.
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Is the "bias" a cheap price to pay for anadaptivemechanism?
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In rods, this may be an importantadaptivemechanismfor restoring light sensitivity.
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Even if a bias is not an adaptive feature, it may be a by-product of anadaptivemechanism.
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This is thought to be anadaptivemechanismthat minimizes transpiration at high irradiances when the leaves are light-saturated.
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This may be explained partly by diminution of uncertainties about the nature of the disease, partly by the epilepsy itself being under control and partly by anadaptivemechanism.
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Indeed, some anthropologists emphasize that culture is anadaptivemechanismand because it is objects a culture leaves for us to ponder, interpretation is often channeled to them.
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Dormancy, a physiological rest period without obvious external signs of physiological or biochemical activity, is an extremely importantadaptivemechanismthat allows propagules to survive a prolonged dry season.
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No very obvious upheavals in the county merit the disruption of a time-tested,adaptivemechanismto deal with local, supra-county and inter-county problems.
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Therefore, the critical period is anadaptivemechanismthat keeps these pressures at equilibrium, and aims at optimal reproductive success for the individual.
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Thisadaptivemechanismis beneficial, because it diminishes the amount of blood that passes the lung without being oxygenated.
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Stereotypical calls may provide anadaptivemechanismfor the localization of conspecifics, and vocalizations in the ultrasonic range are typically inaudible to most predators.
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It is thought that editing maybe anadaptivemechanism.
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The hypothesis of micro-endemism, therefore, states that speciation occurs in small specific habitats as aided byadaptivemechanismoccurring in geological, topographical, and climatic isolation.
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Our study, therefore, presents exercise data in an epidemiologically-based population, relates the data to postoperative sequels and discusses some possible adaptive mechanisms.
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In the alternative to this view, self-organising economic systems exhibit stability underpinned by a host of adaptive mechanisms, that is, they are homeostatic.
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