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Evolution and diversity in Galapagos finches
light gray peppered moth (Biston betularia) dark coloured peppered moth (Biston betularia) Illustration showing a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) mostly submerged with eyes and nose above water, a walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting on ice, and a common pochard duck (Aythya ferina) standing on land with webbed feet visible. Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) feeding in a bamboo forest, Szechwan province, China. Adaptive radiation in Galapagos finches
The unique animal life of the Galapagos Islands
Understanding adaptations in the evolution of plants
Three animated trees without leaves, covered in snow against a blue sky.
Understand how plants, animals, and other organisms adapt to the urban ecosystem with a slight change in their behavior and genes
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light gray peppered moth (Biston betularia)
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adaptation: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Good introductions to adaptation are included in George C. Williams, Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966, reissued 1996); Michael R. Rose and George V. Lauder (eds.), Adaptation (1996); and Stephen Jay Gould, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (2002).

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Adaptations to the Physical Environment. May 28, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physiology - Defining adaptation within applied physiology – is there room for improvement? Apr 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Adaptations to the Physical Environment. Mar 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Science Trek - Animal Adaptation. Apr 05, 2022
Article revised and updated. Jul 09, 2019
Corrected display issue. Apr 26, 2018
Add new Web site: New Hampshire Public Television - NatureWorks - Structural and Behavioral Adaptations. Dec 12, 2016
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Animal Adaptation. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Understanding Evolution - Adaptation. Oct 04, 2013
Add new Web site: Center for Educational Technologies - Adaptation. Dec 20, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Adaptation. Dec 20, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Adaptation. Dec 20, 2012
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Adaptation. Dec 20, 2012
Added diagram showing various animal adaptations. Aug 25, 2010
New bibliography added. Apr 03, 2009
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Apr 03, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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