>Seems to me that if it takes 500 years and multiple
generations, its not adapting at all. You can use the term evolution.
You can use the term "adaptation."
A biologist says that a trait is "adaptive."
Adaptive change in traits over time is called evolution.
Some in the elephant clan were adapted to the tropics; some adapted to
temperate prairie.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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