This adaptation enables the fruit body to disperse spores at times of optimum moisture, and reduce evaporation during dry periods.

All these adaptations enable cacti to absorb water rapidly during periods of brief or light rainfall.

This adaptation enables all of the advantages of electronic imaging in combination with the speed and resolution of the rotating mirror approach.

But other adaptations enable it to compete with comparable-sized flat-out racing boats.

Reptiles grew to dominance among vertebrates, because their special adaptations enabled them to flourish in the drier climate.

Some suggest that this adaptation may enable them to track food sources throughout the seasons.

This adaptation enabled the human brain to continue to grow, but it imposed a new discipline.

These adaptations enable the human body to endure depth and lack of oxygen far beyond what would be possible without the reflex.

This adaptation would have enabled it to hunt its prey in a similar manner to some modern shark species.

The researchers suggest that evolutionary adaptation has enabled the snake to find an ecological niche, consuming the snails that are more common.