coevolution
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- noun
- /ˌkoʊˌiːˈvɒlʊʃən/
- Specialized
- To what extent has coevolution with unrelated but ecologically convergent seed dispersers led to similar fruit designs?
- theory of coevolution
Examples
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With the advent of the Glofish, transgenic pets are the latest chapter in the coevolution of fish and human culture.
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Humans and fish have participated in a cultural coevolution no less complex than their ecological one.
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Nonetheless, art making has become a necessary part of human life through gene-culture coevolution.
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The history of the biosphere is a history of coevolution between organisms and their environments, across multiple scales of space, time, and complexity.
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The myths and rituals that surround planting and harvest times attest to the coevolution of cultivation with science, culture, and human life itself.
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Has coevolution with different genera of pollinating and non-pollinating wasps followed similar evolutionary trajectories?
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The coevolution of predators and their prey illustrates how species adapt to each other's presence.
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The study examined the coevolution of plants and their pollinators, highlighting their mutual influence.
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Scientists are researching the coevolution of bacteria and their antibiotic resistance, which shows a fascinating arms race.
Synonyms
A process where two or more living things change together to help each other
How Interdependent
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coevolution combines co- 'together' and evolution 'change over time', the same part you see in evolve. So, coevolution means two or more things changing together because they affect each other, like a flower and a bee shaping each other's features.