The distribution of FA around a mean point of zero suggests that FA is not an adaptive trait, where symmetry is ideal.
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His research interests are proposing models and theories for explaining emerging patterns of biodiversity, networks and adaptive traits in ecology and evolution.
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One more time, repeat after me : "'Not all traits are adaptive traits "'- there's no equivocation, no caveats, and no exceptions.
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Or it may have developed as simply a byproduct of other adaptive traits, for example, a greater desire to engage multiple sex partners.
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The single-origin hypothesis suggests that the mechanism of evolution in most cases has been gene duplication followed by natural selection for adaptive traits.
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Through his study of factors that control the onset of flowering, a quintessential adaptive trait, Weigel became interested in more general questions of evolution.
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A " Gould and Lewontin ( 1979a ) for traits which confer no adaptive advantage to an organism, but are'carried along'by an adaptive trait.
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Always remember sexual selection can be capricious, and not all traits are adaptive traits . talk ) 20 : 13, 15 September 2014 ( UTC)
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It is thought that the shift to trichromatic vision capabilities and the ability to see blue light have evolved as an adaptive trait over time.
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Because of its affinity for serpentine soils, studying " M . douglasii " presents an opportunity to better understand adaptive traits in extreme environmental conditions.
