Evolutionary adaptation (Q570)

Subject, term, tag: Evolutionary adaptation

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Evolutionary adaptation	Subject, term, tag: Evolutionary adaptation

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

The process whereby a species or population becomes better able to live in a changing environment through the selection of heritable traits. Biologists usually distinguish evolutionary adaptation from acclimatisation, with the latter occurring within an organism’s lifetime. (English)