“This joint consideration of Darwinian adaptationism and ecology has, in fact, produced the discipline of behavioral ecology.”
“That's the continental tradition as much as adaptationism is the English tradition.”
“Bagemihl's narrow-sightedness reveals itself most importantly in his deep suspicion of adaptationism or anything that smacks of the sin of teleology.”
adapter
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
“A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the cause of the blaze was an overloaded electrical socket adapter.”
“He is an alchemist, not an adapter, as one can see by comparing any of his plays with its base original.”
“After trying numerous outlets and reseating every part of the laptop adapter, I carried the whole mess back to the lab.”
adaptability
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, externalconditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
“The company's success in the competitive market was largely attributed to its adaptivity and ability to quickly respond to changing customer demands.”
“To achieve these new levels of vigilance, safety, and adaptivity, we must fundamentally rethink how we program embedded systems.”
“Not surprisingly, the combination of dynamic complexity and the ability to adapt is referred to as complex adaptivity.”
adaptiveness
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.