Adaptation is a research area that focuses on how organisms adjust to changes in their environment in order to survive and reproduce. This can include physiological, behavioral, or genetic changes that allow an organism to better cope with changes in temperature, food availability, predation, or other environmental factors. Adaptation is a fundamental process in evolutionary biology, as it is through adaptation that species are able to evolve and thrive in a changing world. Researchers in this field study the mechanisms of adaptation, the evolutionary consequences of adaptation, and how different organisms have adapted to their specific environments.