Maladaptation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Maladaptation is a noun meaning (evolutionary theory or psychology) The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.
Meaning
(evolutionary theory or psychology) The state of being poorly adapted to an environment.
Example Sentences
It suggests that species interactions are likely to be in continual flux as they evolve in different ways in different populations, that local maladaptation may be an occasional and important outcome of continuing coevolution between species, and that few coevolved traits will spread across the entire geographic range of interacting species.
Word Forms
- maladaptations
Antonyms for maladaptation
Common opposites include adaptation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maladaption, maladaptivity, disadaptation, maladjustment, misadvisedness, mismatchment.
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