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adaptation |
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[Henderson's] n. (1) evolutionary process involving genetic change by which a population becomes fitted to its prevailing environment; (2) structure or habit fitted for some special environment or activity; (3) process by which a cell, organ or organism becomes habituated to a particular level of stimulus and ceases to respond to it, a more intense stimulus then being needed to produce a response; (4) in the eye, increasing sensitivity of retina to the available light. |
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21017 |
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2016-03-31 |
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[Henderson's] n. (1) evolutionary process involving genetic change by which a population becomes fitted to its prevailing environment; (2) structure or habit fitted for some special environment or activity; (3) process by which a cell, organ or organism becomes habituated to a particular level of stimulus and ceases to respond to it, a more intense stimulus then being needed to produce a response; (4) in the eye, increasing sensitivity of retina to the available light. |
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http://linkeddata.ge.imati.cnr.it:2020/resource/EARTh/22650 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adaptation |
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2018-12-18 |
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[controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2013 |
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adaptation |
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US LTER controlled vocabulary |