Sentences with phrase «adaptive traits in»

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In this regard, we described two types of biologically - based teleologies: (i) an external teleology, where there is a deliberate and conscious setting of goals, those that are generally found among human beings and possibly in higher animals; and (ii) an internal teleology, where there is no self - directed or conscious goal - seeking on the part of living organisms, such as in the natural selection of favorable traits among biologically adaptive specieIn this regard, we described two types of biologically - based teleologies: (i) an external teleology, where there is a deliberate and conscious setting of goals, those that are generally found among human beings and possibly in higher animals; and (ii) an internal teleology, where there is no self - directed or conscious goal - seeking on the part of living organisms, such as in the natural selection of favorable traits among biologically adaptive speciein higher animals; and (ii) an internal teleology, where there is no self - directed or conscious goal - seeking on the part of living organisms, such as in the natural selection of favorable traits among biologically adaptive speciein the natural selection of favorable traits among biologically adaptive species.

Thus, the natural selection of adaptive species in biological evolution may be looked upon as an internalized teleology, since there is no «conscious» (or self - directed) attempt to choose «desirable traits» on the part of mutating organisms.

Evolution is in essence weeding out less adaptive traits via death (or lack of breeding).

«This study provides insight into the stepwise evolution of an ecologically important trait (resistance to prey toxins), and revealed that the adaptive benefit of changes to individual components of the trait were contingent on antecedent changes in other components,» said Jay Storz, the Susan J. Rosowski Professor of Biology at the University of Nebraska who was not involved in the research.

However, raising animals in benign environments may promote traits that are adaptive in captivity but maladaptive in nature.

Maintenance of biodiversity in a rapidly changing climate will depend on the efficacy of evolutionary rescue, whereby population declines due to abrupt environmental change are reversed by shifts in genetically driven adaptive traits.

Among his hypotheses was that the birds were successful in their adaptive radiation — the evolutionary diversification of morphological, physiological and behavior traits — because they were early colonizers of the islands.

The second sees religion itself as adaptive, arguing that its role in social cohesiveness and other traits may have helped humans survive.

«The novel use of plastics in the nests of bees could reflect the ecologically adaptive traits necessary for survival in an increasingly human - dominated environment,» MacIvor said.

Yet capricious though it may seem, love is likely to be an adaptive trait, one that arose early in the evolution of our lineage.

These results imply that predators are driving the evolution of phenotypic diversity in symbiotic defense traits in this system, and that divergence in defensive morphology may provide ecological opportunities that help to fuel the adaptive radiation of this genus of midges on goldenrods.

Furthermore, male reproductive traits and genes undergo rapid adaptive evolution in diverse lineages such as Drosophila, fish, rodents and primates [5], [9]--[12], [16], [17].

Our results show that trangenerational epigenetic effects play a role in adaptive evolution, and suggest that the relationship between changes in methylation patterns and differences in evolutionary outcomes, at least for quantitative traits such as cell division rates, is complex.

The first whole genome analysis of an octopus reveals unique genomic features that likely played a role in the evolution of traits such as large complex nervous systems and adaptive camouflage.

But yes, I think that this general idea is probably one reason that socialization and fear periods have evolved the way that they have — they are a holdover from a social structure that made sense for their wild ancestors, with a closed social group and not much reason to be open to new things after reaching adulthood, even though these traits may no longer be adaptive in their current role as pets.

NATURAL SELECTION — Differential survival and reproduction among members of a population or species in nature, due to variation in the possession of adaptive genetic traits.

Those adaptive traits happened well before humans were ever present in this hemisphere.

Thanks for visiting Dot Earth today and I hope you'll sift back for posts on enduring issues and concepts like the «population cluster bombs» that are the real peril from high fertility rates; evidence that humanity's amazing, sometimes - exasperating diversity is perhaps our species» most adaptive trait; and the idea that when numerical goals seem out of reach, there's much that can be accomplished by fostering traits in society that guarantee some progress.

Avoidant and ambivalent attachment patterns also have different adaptive values for boys and girls, in the context of same - sex competition in the peer group: in particular, the competitive and aggressive traits related to avoidant attachment can be favored as a status - seeking strategy for males.

This is, in the language of evolutionary psychology, called an adaptive trait.

Hot or not?A considerable amount of research has shown that women prefer more masculine traits (e.g., facial masculine traits like a strong jawline) when they are ovulating (and most fertile), but prefer less masculine traits (e.g., signs of less aggressive behaviors) when they are less fertile.5 Scientists believe that this change in preference is adaptive, as strongly masculine traits may signal that the man has good genes.

Our internal wiring does its best to prevent us from opening our hearts to those we fear will hurt us emotionally, let us down, or leave us, and this — in the language of evolutionary psychology — may be called an adaptive trait!

Like conventional personality traits, Trait EI represents a qualitative style of behavior and experience that is adaptive in some contexts but not in others; or in other words qualities or traits that relate directly to emotional functioning (e.g. assertiveness, empathy).

Recent topics of interest in positive psychology have been investigating how to help adolescents develop positive personality traits related to school, social life, family, and general development, as well as ways for training educators on how to cultivate optimal development and teach adaptive aspects of human nature.

According to Benard, «we are all born with innate resiliency, with the capacity to develop the traits commonly found in resilient survivors: social competence (responsiveness, cultural flexibility, empathy, caring, communication skills, and a sense of humor); problem - solving (planning, help - seeking, critical and creative thinking); autonomy (sense of identity, self - efficacy, self - awareness, task - mastery, and adaptive distancing from negative messages and conditions); and a sense of purpose and belief in a bright future (goal direction, educational aspirations, optimism, faith, and spiritual connectedness)» (Benard, 1991).

Model how to gather important information about your client that will help to build upon their positive traits and experiences; then help them link these experiences to core beliefs that are more adaptive for success in treatment.

Our results suggest that from pre-birth, children with CU traits who were also exposed to more PT, are potentially more liable in developing behaviours that are adaptive in harsh environments, thereby providing some support for «fetal programming».