coevolution
Reciprocal species shaping
Coevolution is the process by which two or more species evolve in response to each other over time.
Predators and prey coevolve—as one becomes faster, so does the other.
Flowering plants and their pollinators have coevolved intricate mutual dependencies.
The term extends to any reciprocal evolutionary influence: the coevolution of viruses and immune systems, the coevolution of language and the human brain.
Differential reproductive success
- selection pressureForce favoring certain traits
- genetic variationInherited molecular differences
- Red Queen hypothesisPerpetual adaptation to survive
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
defense mechanisms · chemical defense · mimicry · specialization · generalization
Flower reproductive transfer
- nectarFloral sugar water
- beesWinged pollinators
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
figs · wasps · acacia · seed dispersal · frugivores · cleaner fish · oxpecker · nitrogen fixation
Formation of distinct species
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
Capacity to cause disease
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- vectorQuantity with direction
cuckoo · cowbird · exploiter · arms race · infectivity · transmission · disease · evasion
Applied scientific methods
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- social learningAcquiring behavior through observation
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
domestication · dog · wheat · maize · biocultural · tools · society
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- selection pressureForce favoring certain traits
- genetic variationInherited molecular differences
- Red Queen hypothesisPerpetual adaptation to survive
escalation · defense mechanisms · chemical defense · mimicry · specialization · generalization
pollination
Flower reproductive transfer
lichen · figs · wasps · acacia · seed dispersal · frugivores · cleaner fish · oxpecker · nitrogen fixation · legumes
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- biodiversityRange of life forms
virulence
Capacity to cause disease
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
vector · cuckoo · cowbird · exploiter · arms race · infectivity · transmission · disease · evasion · tolerance
technology
Applied scientific methods
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- social learningAcquiring behavior through observation
agriculture · domestication · dog · wheat · maize · biocultural · tools · society
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- adaptationnatural selection, mimicry, camouflage, hibernation, thermoregulation
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- evolutionnatural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation, fitness
- Plant-Animal Interactionspollination, pollinators, herbivory, grazing, seed dispersal
evolve, evolution, evolving, evolved, evolutionary, evolvement, macroevolution, microevolution, coevolve