The following points highlight the top nine types of adaptation in animals. The types are: 1. Cursorial Adaptation 2. Fossorial Adaptation 3. Scansorial Adaptation 4. Desert Adaptation 5. Volant Adaptation 6. Aquatic Adaptation 7. Adaptations in Cave-Dwellers 8. Deep-Sea Adaptation 9. Parasites and Parasitic Adaptations. Type # 1. Cursorial Adaptation: Cursorial adaptation signifies the modifications for attaining speed on hard [...]
The following points highlight the two main types of mimicry. The types are: 1. Protective Mimicry 2. Aggressive Mimicry. Type # 1. Protective Mimicry: Protective mimicry is divisible into two categories: (a) Concealing mimicry: Most of the protectively mimic forms exhibit devices of concealing themselves in order to escape the clutches of enemies. Some insects exhibit protective resemblances to objects [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Adaptation 2. Adaptation—a Biological Process 3. Adaptive Convergence and Divergence 4. Structural and Functional 5. Organisms in Relation to Environments. Contents: Meaning of Adaptation Adaptation—a Biological Process Adaptive Convergence and Divergence Structural and Functional Adaptations Adaptation by Organisms in Relation to Environments 1. Meaning of Adaptation: Adaptation to environment is [...]