From the "Modern Synthesis" to cybernetics: Ivan Ivanovich
... (1842–1915). He missed the deadline, however, because of illness. Around this time Schmalhausen became acquainted with the founder of the Russian school of evolutionary morphology, Alexej N. Sewertzoff (1866–1936), who in the same year (1902) took up a Chair in Zoology in Kiev. This coincidence was ...
... (1842–1915). He missed the deadline, however, because of illness. Around this time Schmalhausen became acquainted with the founder of the Russian school of evolutionary morphology, Alexej N. Sewertzoff (1866–1936), who in the same year (1902) took up a Chair in Zoology in Kiev. This coincidence was ...
Veblen and Darwinism
... on the faith that nothing happens without a cause and that every cause has an effect’. This applies to human intentionality as well as everything else. Contrary to widespread belief, causal explanation does not mean that intentions are ignored in Darwinism; it simply means that they are caused, and ...
... on the faith that nothing happens without a cause and that every cause has an effect’. This applies to human intentionality as well as everything else. Contrary to widespread belief, causal explanation does not mean that intentions are ignored in Darwinism; it simply means that they are caused, and ...
The Evolution of Aging 3
... Keywords: ageing, antiaging, senescence, regenerative medicine, gerontology, evolution, health, biology, anti-aging medicine, science ...
... Keywords: ageing, antiaging, senescence, regenerative medicine, gerontology, evolution, health, biology, anti-aging medicine, science ...
From Darwinian Metaphysics towards Understanding the Evolution
... disputed topics in biology and the philosophy of biology. In this regard I appear to have come closer to the academic mainstream; yet even more daring claims are made in this book. For my ideas challenging Darwinian metaphysics, and in particular Darwinian process-monism, are still innovative, rough ...
... disputed topics in biology and the philosophy of biology. In this regard I appear to have come closer to the academic mainstream; yet even more daring claims are made in this book. For my ideas challenging Darwinian metaphysics, and in particular Darwinian process-monism, are still innovative, rough ...
convergence, recurrence and diversification of
... Beetles were dissected in phosphate-buffered saline and their sperm harvested from the seminal vesicles. The sperm were dried on a subbed microscope slide, fixed, and DNA stained (Hoechst’s or DAPI). To confirm the presence or absence of conjugation, sperm found in the female sperm-storage organs we ...
... Beetles were dissected in phosphate-buffered saline and their sperm harvested from the seminal vesicles. The sperm were dried on a subbed microscope slide, fixed, and DNA stained (Hoechst’s or DAPI). To confirm the presence or absence of conjugation, sperm found in the female sperm-storage organs we ...
THE EVOLUTION OF PARASITES IN RESPONSE TO TOLERANCE
... susceptibility to crowding. The transmission rate of infection, the recovery rate, and the virulence are denoted by b, g, and a, respectively. All parameters are assumed to be positive. We assume virulence (a) is determined by the parasite within-host replication rate («). In the wild-type host that ...
... susceptibility to crowding. The transmission rate of infection, the recovery rate, and the virulence are denoted by b, g, and a, respectively. All parameters are assumed to be positive. We assume virulence (a) is determined by the parasite within-host replication rate («). In the wild-type host that ...
Mrs. Whitecar CMS 7 th grade Ch 12 TEST: Adaptations over time
... 25. Primates have a(n) ____________________ thumb that allows them to reach and grasp. (opposable or fifth) 26. ____________________ were humanlike primates who walked upright on two legs and ate plants and animals. (Hominids or Chimps) 27. The earliest known hominid is _________________________. (A ...
... 25. Primates have a(n) ____________________ thumb that allows them to reach and grasp. (opposable or fifth) 26. ____________________ were humanlike primates who walked upright on two legs and ate plants and animals. (Hominids or Chimps) 27. The earliest known hominid is _________________________. (A ...
The Peppered moth: decline of a Darwinian disciple
... …. ‘I opened Majerus’s book anticipating a bashing for Kettlewell. ….From twenty years of reading anti-pollution literature, as well as advocacy of non-mainstream science views, I think I can pretty often see the attack coming in the form of qualifying with “supposed evidence”, etc. and confrontatio ...
... …. ‘I opened Majerus’s book anticipating a bashing for Kettlewell. ….From twenty years of reading anti-pollution literature, as well as advocacy of non-mainstream science views, I think I can pretty often see the attack coming in the form of qualifying with “supposed evidence”, etc. and confrontatio ...
Richardson and Chipman 2003
... constraints is to look at the phylogenetic distribution of characters (see ‘‘Constraints in a phylogenetic context’’ below). For example, Eberhard (2001, 2002) examined male sepsid flies and found that they have evolved moveable abdominal lobes, at least twice independently, in response to sexual se ...
... constraints is to look at the phylogenetic distribution of characters (see ‘‘Constraints in a phylogenetic context’’ below). For example, Eberhard (2001, 2002) examined male sepsid flies and found that they have evolved moveable abdominal lobes, at least twice independently, in response to sexual se ...
Evolutionism : present approaches
... These disputes lie beyond the scope of this philosophical-methodological paper. In addition, these “cultural wars” are only partially philosophical in their origins and have led to a huge number of publications, many of them frequently laden with ideological claims. ...
... These disputes lie beyond the scope of this philosophical-methodological paper. In addition, these “cultural wars” are only partially philosophical in their origins and have led to a huge number of publications, many of them frequently laden with ideological claims. ...
Rapid evolution of adaptive niche construction
... “standard evolutionary theory” that assumes that the selection pressures imposed by the environment are unaffected by the evolutionary response to that selection (Odling-Smee et al. 2003; Laland and Sterelny 2006). However, there is substantial disagreement as to whether the evolutionary role of ada ...
... “standard evolutionary theory” that assumes that the selection pressures imposed by the environment are unaffected by the evolutionary response to that selection (Odling-Smee et al. 2003; Laland and Sterelny 2006). However, there is substantial disagreement as to whether the evolutionary role of ada ...
Contents
... Observations on Zanclus cornutus were performed by LORENZ in his big reef tank in Altenberg (Northwest of Vienna) on 760 days, mainly in the afternoons, from April 1976 to September 1980. LORENZ’s manuscript covers April 1976 to August 1977. The 1978 experimental introductions of new fish were repor ...
... Observations on Zanclus cornutus were performed by LORENZ in his big reef tank in Altenberg (Northwest of Vienna) on 760 days, mainly in the afternoons, from April 1976 to September 1980. LORENZ’s manuscript covers April 1976 to August 1977. The 1978 experimental introductions of new fish were repor ...
Ernst Mayr (1904–2005) and the new philosophy of biology
... new concepts that constitute a whole new way of thinking about the world. This revolutionary Weltanschauung is not “limited to evolution and the consequences of evolutionary thinking”, but has “wide-reaching importance also outside of biology”: “Almost every component in modern human’s belief system ...
... new concepts that constitute a whole new way of thinking about the world. This revolutionary Weltanschauung is not “limited to evolution and the consequences of evolutionary thinking”, but has “wide-reaching importance also outside of biology”: “Almost every component in modern human’s belief system ...
Cyclostome embryology and early evolutionary history of vertebrates
... of all vertebrates (Shigetani et al. 2005). The lampreys also lack some of the characteristic gene expression patterns observed in the gnathostomes, which may be associated with the absence of the apomorphic characters that define the gnathostomes. For example, the Hox code in the head region of the ...
... of all vertebrates (Shigetani et al. 2005). The lampreys also lack some of the characteristic gene expression patterns observed in the gnathostomes, which may be associated with the absence of the apomorphic characters that define the gnathostomes. For example, the Hox code in the head region of the ...
Aula 2: O que é VIDA? - IAG-Usp
... matéria que resultou nos seres vivos? • Como a biosfera de nosso planeta evoluiu? • Existem outros planetas como a Terra? • Como reconhecer a assinatura de vida em outros ...
... matéria que resultou nos seres vivos? • Como a biosfera de nosso planeta evoluiu? • Existem outros planetas como a Terra? • Como reconhecer a assinatura de vida em outros ...
Phenotypic flexibility and the evolution of organismal design
... organisms throughout their life, traditionally the subject of many physiological studies, has remained underexploited in evolutionary biology. Phenotypic flexibility, the reversible within-individual variation, is a function of environmental conditions varying predictably (e.g. with season), or of m ...
... organisms throughout their life, traditionally the subject of many physiological studies, has remained underexploited in evolutionary biology. Phenotypic flexibility, the reversible within-individual variation, is a function of environmental conditions varying predictably (e.g. with season), or of m ...
War and peace: social interactions in infections
... When relatedness is low, cooperative behaviours are vulnerable to exploitation by cheats that do not contribute to collective action but still benefit from the cooperative behaviours of others [6]. Cheats can proliferate under these conditions because the benefits of cooperation are shared indiscrim ...
... When relatedness is low, cooperative behaviours are vulnerable to exploitation by cheats that do not contribute to collective action but still benefit from the cooperative behaviours of others [6]. Cheats can proliferate under these conditions because the benefits of cooperation are shared indiscrim ...
Evolution - Free
... Erasmus Darwin proposed that all warm-blooded animals could have descended from a single microorganism (or “filament”).[38] The first full-fledged evolutionary scheme was Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's “transmutation” theory of 1809,[39] which envisaged spontaneous generation continually producing simple form ...
... Erasmus Darwin proposed that all warm-blooded animals could have descended from a single microorganism (or “filament”).[38] The first full-fledged evolutionary scheme was Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's “transmutation” theory of 1809,[39] which envisaged spontaneous generation continually producing simple form ...
Thorstein Veblen`s Economics and Darwinian Evolutionary Social
... called “behaviorism”, instinct psychology started to be criticized by many for being too metaphysical to be a scientific account of human agency (Asso and Fiorito 2004). Initiated in 1913 with a series of lectures given by John B. Watson at Columbia University, the behaviorist approach put the “emph ...
... called “behaviorism”, instinct psychology started to be criticized by many for being too metaphysical to be a scientific account of human agency (Asso and Fiorito 2004). Initiated in 1913 with a series of lectures given by John B. Watson at Columbia University, the behaviorist approach put the “emph ...
Evolutionary Dynamics of Nitrogen Fixation in the Legume–Rhizobia
... Editor: Vishal Shah, Dowling College, United States of America Received September 19, 2013; Accepted March 9, 2014; Published April 1, 2014 Copyright: ß 2014 Fujita et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestrict ...
... Editor: Vishal Shah, Dowling College, United States of America Received September 19, 2013; Accepted March 9, 2014; Published April 1, 2014 Copyright: ß 2014 Fujita et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestrict ...
Neutral Evolution and Aesthetics
... activity that synthesizes already existing elements according to known laws. This would correspond to the aspect of directionality. However, if a work of art were completely directional it would be too predictable. Art must also involve essentially unpredictable activity that while conforming to mec ...
... activity that synthesizes already existing elements according to known laws. This would correspond to the aspect of directionality. However, if a work of art were completely directional it would be too predictable. Art must also involve essentially unpredictable activity that while conforming to mec ...
TURING MACHINES AND EVOLUTION. A CRITIQUE OF GREGORY
... approximation to the actual process of biological evolution, Chaitin points to the second one. Scenarios a) and c) are rejected, but for different reasons. The first one does not convey evolutionary processes well enough, since creating a descendant with a higher fitness would last too long and would n ...
... approximation to the actual process of biological evolution, Chaitin points to the second one. Scenarios a) and c) are rejected, but for different reasons. The first one does not convey evolutionary processes well enough, since creating a descendant with a higher fitness would last too long and would n ...
Ch 17 ppt - College of Science and Mathematics
... How Species Form A species is a group of organisms whose members can interbreed with each other but not with members of other species. The key to speciation—the development of new species—is the evolution of reproductive barriers that prevent two groups of organisms from interbreeding. Copyright © ...
... How Species Form A species is a group of organisms whose members can interbreed with each other but not with members of other species. The key to speciation—the development of new species—is the evolution of reproductive barriers that prevent two groups of organisms from interbreeding. Copyright © ...
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about
... colleagues to quit meddling in science, while they themselves belittled religious beliefs and values. At times Hodge worried that science, devoid of religion, was becoming downright “satanic.” He had no doubt that religion was in a “fight for its life against a large class of scientific men.”6 The spr ...
... colleagues to quit meddling in science, while they themselves belittled religious beliefs and values. At times Hodge worried that science, devoid of religion, was becoming downright “satanic.” He had no doubt that religion was in a “fight for its life against a large class of scientific men.”6 The spr ...
Margulis L - Jason G. Goldman
... publisher, but not without the aid and persistence of several of her colleagues. The theory that she described in her first book is now included in high-school and college biology textbooks. But the more extreme reading of symbiogenesis is still a point of controversy. For example, in Symbiotic Plane ...
... publisher, but not without the aid and persistence of several of her colleagues. The theory that she described in her first book is now included in high-school and college biology textbooks. But the more extreme reading of symbiogenesis is still a point of controversy. For example, in Symbiotic Plane ...