Plus get some simple action steps that you can can start taking now to help avoid getting a hernia when working out and lifting weights. First off, a hernia is when some organ material (i.e. a portion of the intestine) protrudes through a weakness in abdominal lining. This weakness is often caused by genetics.
adaptation. 1. the adjustment of an organism to its environment, or the process by which it enhances such fitness. 2. the normal adjustment of the eye to variations in intensity of light. 3. the decline in the frequency of firing of a neuron, particularly of a receptor, under conditions of constant stimulation.
Behaviour adaptation is the response an animal gives to environmental stimulus and a change in that behaviour. This change is often for the health of the animal. An example of this is found in sheep. If sheep are put in a paddock near a road, and a car drives past they will immediately run in the opposite direction.