In biology, coevolution is `the change of a biological object triggered by the change of a related object.` Coevolution can occur at many biological levels: it can be as microscopic as correlated mutations between amino acids in a protein, or as macroscopic as covarying traits between different species in an environment. Each party in a coevolut.....
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(from the article `community ecology`) As pairs or groups of species interact, they evolve in response to each other. These reciprocal evolutionary changes in interacting species are ... A high degree of coevolution is common in orchids (e.g., Ophrys speculum [see photograph]), where the flower not only appears to resemble the female .....
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The simultaneous long-term evolutionary adjustment of two or more groups of organisms caused by the selection pressures that each exerts on the other. It is commonly observed in symbiotic associations. For example, many insect-pollinated plants have evolved flowers with a color and shape that make t...
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Two or more entities experience evolution in response to one another. Due to feedback mechanisms, this often results in a biological arms race.
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<epidemiology> Changes in the genotypes of two or more species that are a direct consequence of the species' interaction with one another. The process whereby genes or gene fragments are changing together and not diverging. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kō′ev-ō-lū′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process whereby genes or gene fragments are changing together and not diverging.
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The coordinated evolution of two or more species that interact and exert selective pressures on each other that can cause each species to undergo associated adaptations. Also see evolution and natural selection.
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(com + evolution; evolving together) (coadaptation) Reciprocal and interactive evolutionary change in two or more species living in the same area.
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An evolutionary interaction between two or more species in which one evolves an adaptation that affects another, and then the other evolves an adaptation in response, and then the first evolves another adaptation in response to the response, and so on. Coevolution sometimes results in a kind of “battle” or “arms race” between two species. N...
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The process of reciprocal evolutionary change that occurs between pairs of species or among groups of species as they interact with one another.
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Evolution of those structures and behaviours within a species that can best be understood in relation to another species. For example, some insects and flowering plants have evolved together: insects have produced mouthparts suitable for collecting pollen or drinking nectar, and plants have developed chemicals and flowers that will attract inse...
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evolution involving a series of reciprocal changes in two or more noninterbreeding populations that have a close ecological relationship and act as agents of natural selection for each other, as the succession of adaptations of a predator for pursuing and of its prey for fleeing or evading.
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The evolution of one species in relation or response to the evolution of another closely interacting species or set of species. Examples of coevolution include the interactions of hosts and parasites, like bird lice and birds, and obligate mutualists, like bees and the flowers they pollinate. The human species has most certainly coevolved with seve...
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