Sentences with phrase «signalling adaptation to environments»

It's not until a million years later (0.5 - 0.4 m years ago) that consistently heavier hominins appear in the fossil record, with an estimated 10 - 15 kg greater body mass signalling adaptation to environments north of the Mediterranean.

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Geographical variation in song dialect may reflect acoustic adaptation to different environments and / or serve as a signal of local adaptation.

To this effect, plants have developed a wide range of chemical signalling compounds that enable them to optimise their adaptation to their respective environmentTo this effect, plants have developed a wide range of chemical signalling compounds that enable them to optimise their adaptation to their respective environmentto optimise their adaptation to their respective environmentto their respective environments.

There is an urgent need to scale up financial flows, particularly financial support to developing countries; to create positive incentives for actions; to finance the incremental costs of cleaner and low - carbon technologies; to make more efficient use of funds directed toward climate change; to realize the full potential of appropriate market mechanisms that can provide pricing signals and economic incentives to the private sector; to promote public sector investment; to create enabling environments that promote private investment that is commercially viable; to develop innovative approaches; and to lower costs by creating appropriate incentives for and reducing and eliminating obstacles to technology transfer relevant to both mitigation and adaptation.

We see adaptation everywhere: brain cells adapt to signal traffic, the immune system adapts to infection, animals adapt to their changing environment, and law firms adapt to adapt to the marketplace.