ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
by Antonio C. Antonio
January 31, 2015
Ecological Adaptation is a theory relating
certain organs of animals to specific features of the environment. Ecological Adaptation is defined as a change
or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited
to its environment. Such changes could
come in physical form or a set of practices.
An example of such adaptation is the preference of upland dwellers to
live in groups to make hunting and food gathering more efficient.
“The physical attributes of people has
something to do with their environment.
Take the case of mountain dwellers like the Aetas for example. They are short, stocky, have big feet, and
short and muscular limbs. These are
physical traits borne out of walking on slopes.
People living along coastal communities, who are traditional fisher
folks, have rough and dark skins from constant exposure to seawind and
sunlight. The rough and dark skin,
however, helps them stay under the sun and exposed to strong seawind longer
than people living in in-land communities.”
(“Environmental-Cultural Terms”, Antonio, 2014, http://antonantonio.blogspot.com/2014/06/environmental-cultural-terms.html)
Oftentimes, adapted physical traits and
practices are left unnoticed since they are very slowly acquired in a
substantial period of time. Basic
adaptation of man generally refers to his environment. And where the environment is involved
cultural changes are a result of Ecological Adaptation.
Just my little thoughts…
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