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LOI ADAPTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Evolution (Biology)
CONT

Law of Adaptation. Living things that adapt to the environment in which they live shall continue to live; if only for another day. Living things that do not adapt to the environment in which they live are doomed to extinction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évolution (Biologie)
OBS

Dans tout organisme qui n'a point dépassé le terme de ses développements, l'emploi plus fréquent et soutenu d'un organe quelconque fortifie peu à peu cet organe, le développe, l'agrandit et lui donne une puissance proportionnée à la durée de cet emploi; tandis que le défaut constant d'usage de tel organe l'affaiblit insensiblement, le détériore, diminue progressivement ses facultés et finit par le faire disparaître.

Spanish

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