Behavioral adaptation

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Definition

  • Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby a population becomes better suited to its habitat.
  • Under behavioral adaptation, individuals align their behavior with what is typical for their social environment,responding to the greater number of more diverse social opportunities of a large city by expanding their social networks, and reducing them accordingly when moving to rural areas.