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
... correct and that any valid deviation is “impossible.” This book presents the case that Darwin was perhaps 99 percent correct. Digital genetics analysis and other evidence suggest that minor adjustments to Darwin’s theory are necessary. Although these changes have little effect on our general underst ...
... correct and that any valid deviation is “impossible.” This book presents the case that Darwin was perhaps 99 percent correct. Digital genetics analysis and other evidence suggest that minor adjustments to Darwin’s theory are necessary. Although these changes have little effect on our general underst ...
Haeckel: legacy of fraud to popularise evolution
... this context. One year before von Baer died it seems that works of any other scientist, including Darwin Darwin still did not even own his works.10 and Huxley (by Huxley’s own frank admission), The year 1859 saw the publication of Darwin’s The in convincing people throughout the world about Origin o ...
... this context. One year before von Baer died it seems that works of any other scientist, including Darwin Darwin still did not even own his works.10 and Huxley (by Huxley’s own frank admission), The year 1859 saw the publication of Darwin’s The in convincing people throughout the world about Origin o ...
From Darwinian Metaphysics towards Understanding the Evolution
... Nonetheless, the overall argument of this book still applies. On the one hand, since the time of my earlier work some of its claims – such as the advocacy of multilevel selectionism and the role of evolutionary constraints – have become hotly disputed topics in biology and the philosophy of biology. ...
... Nonetheless, the overall argument of this book still applies. On the one hand, since the time of my earlier work some of its claims – such as the advocacy of multilevel selectionism and the role of evolutionary constraints – have become hotly disputed topics in biology and the philosophy of biology. ...
convergence, recurrence and diversification of
... had taken on their mature head shape but had not yet individualized), providing a minimum length for the species. A species was considered to be sperm heteromorphic when two distinct (i.e., nonoverlapping) sperm lengths or head shapes were produced by a single male (see Fig. 1A, E, F). One to nine i ...
... had taken on their mature head shape but had not yet individualized), providing a minimum length for the species. A species was considered to be sperm heteromorphic when two distinct (i.e., nonoverlapping) sperm lengths or head shapes were produced by a single male (see Fig. 1A, E, F). One to nine i ...
Peirce`s evolutionary pragmatic idealism - Deep Blue
... academic appointment. Intellectually, his writings were too technical and presupposed far too much science and logic for philosophers and others who might otherwise have been interested in them. Moreover, Peirce was a difficult person. He was often irresponsible; moreover, his life-style clashed sha ...
... academic appointment. Intellectually, his writings were too technical and presupposed far too much science and logic for philosophers and others who might otherwise have been interested in them. Moreover, Peirce was a difficult person. He was often irresponsible; moreover, his life-style clashed sha ...
theodosius dobzhansky - National Academy of Sciences
... mutation as the origin of hereditary variation, the role of chromosomal rearrangements, variation in natural populations, natural selection, the origin of species by polyploidy, the origin of species through gradual development of reproductive isolation, physiological and genetic differences between ...
... mutation as the origin of hereditary variation, the role of chromosomal rearrangements, variation in natural populations, natural selection, the origin of species by polyploidy, the origin of species through gradual development of reproductive isolation, physiological and genetic differences between ...
The Peppered moth: decline of a Darwinian disciple
... speaking of it ‘quietly’. The Matthews article numerous scientific inaccuracies, misquotations and misrepresentations, but then many press reports, particularly of science, are. However, one would not expect misrepresentation in a book review in Nature. I leave judgement of whether Coyne’s 1998 revi ...
... speaking of it ‘quietly’. The Matthews article numerous scientific inaccuracies, misquotations and misrepresentations, but then many press reports, particularly of science, are. However, one would not expect misrepresentation in a book review in Nature. I leave judgement of whether Coyne’s 1998 revi ...
Ernst Mayr (1904–2005) and the new philosophy of biology
... power of the Darwinian process” (Mayr 2001, p. 229). But what do evolutionary biologists mean when they speak of ‘chance’? Since Darwin’s time the precise meaning of this concept in evolution has been misunderstood and it is still frequently misrepresented by critics of modern Darwinism. In the evol ...
... power of the Darwinian process” (Mayr 2001, p. 229). But what do evolutionary biologists mean when they speak of ‘chance’? Since Darwin’s time the precise meaning of this concept in evolution has been misunderstood and it is still frequently misrepresented by critics of modern Darwinism. In the evol ...
Mrs. Whitecar CMS 7 th grade Ch 12 TEST: Adaptations over time
... evolution as a result of acquired characteristics a trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species rapid evolution with few intermediate forms body parts that are similar in origin and structure a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce amo ...
... evolution as a result of acquired characteristics a trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species rapid evolution with few intermediate forms body parts that are similar in origin and structure a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce amo ...
Richardson and Chipman 2003
... that they have evolved moveable abdominal lobes, at least twice independently, in response to sexual selection. Such lobes are rare or absent in other dipterans. He concluded that the absence of such lobes in most Diptera is due to lack of selection, not constraint. However, Wagner and Müller (2002 ...
... that they have evolved moveable abdominal lobes, at least twice independently, in response to sexual selection. Such lobes are rare or absent in other dipterans. He concluded that the absence of such lobes in most Diptera is due to lack of selection, not constraint. However, Wagner and Müller (2002 ...
Chapter 15: Evolution
... 4. The evolution of an isolated population into a new species may involve the following factors: a) the gene frequency in the isolated population may have been different than the gene frequency in the main population to begin with b) different mutations occur in the isolated population and in the m ...
... 4. The evolution of an isolated population into a new species may involve the following factors: a) the gene frequency in the isolated population may have been different than the gene frequency in the main population to begin with b) different mutations occur in the isolated population and in the m ...
Bully for Brontosaurus - A Website About Stephen Jay Gould`s
... relationships among different peoples. Despite its greater age, scientists did not think that linguistics could play a role in determining the relationships and migration paths of human races, for two reasons. The first was that it was generally believed that Homo sapiens evolved some 2 million year ...
... relationships among different peoples. Despite its greater age, scientists did not think that linguistics could play a role in determining the relationships and migration paths of human races, for two reasons. The first was that it was generally believed that Homo sapiens evolved some 2 million year ...
Rapid evolution of adaptive niche construction
... in which case standard evolutionary theory is sufficient provided we interpret the evolving phenotype more broadly (the “extended phenotype”) (Dawkins 1999; Bailey 2012). At the other extreme, mutants whose niche construction would collectively have an adaptive effect may be unable to invade from in ...
... in which case standard evolutionary theory is sufficient provided we interpret the evolving phenotype more broadly (the “extended phenotype”) (Dawkins 1999; Bailey 2012). At the other extreme, mutants whose niche construction would collectively have an adaptive effect may be unable to invade from in ...
Evolution of Ethics in the Island of Doctor Moreau and Heart of
... of divergent facets in Huxley’s work, and the necessity of a closer scholarly examination. Historians such as Peter Bowler argue for a re-classification of Huxley as “pseudo-Darwinian” on the basis that “it now appears that Huxley was interested in selection only as a possible mechanism of evolution ...
... of divergent facets in Huxley’s work, and the necessity of a closer scholarly examination. Historians such as Peter Bowler argue for a re-classification of Huxley as “pseudo-Darwinian” on the basis that “it now appears that Huxley was interested in selection only as a possible mechanism of evolution ...
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 ...
Aula 2: O que é VIDA? - IAG-Usp
... its that enhance survival and successful production will become progressively ore common in succeeding generations. ...
... its that enhance survival and successful production will become progressively ore common in succeeding generations. ...
Hen`s Teeth and Horse`s Toes
... One popular 19th century school of thought that attempted to make the case that morality could be found in nature was natural theology [ELP 9, LMC 15]. Some of the ideas date back to antiquity, but the seminal document is William Paley’s 1802 book of this title. Natural theology, as opposed to reve ...
... One popular 19th century school of thought that attempted to make the case that morality could be found in nature was natural theology [ELP 9, LMC 15]. Some of the ideas date back to antiquity, but the seminal document is William Paley’s 1802 book of this title. Natural theology, as opposed to reve ...
Evolutionism : present approaches
... expansion of a preformed organism (this being the primary meaning of ‘evolution’ in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries); the associated theory of the pre-existence of germs, in connection with which the Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet first applied ‘evolution’ not only to individual generation ...
... expansion of a preformed organism (this being the primary meaning of ‘evolution’ in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries); the associated theory of the pre-existence of germs, in connection with which the Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet first applied ‘evolution’ not only to individual generation ...
Cyclostome embryology and early evolutionary history of vertebrates
... generally observed in the early pharyngula stage in the gnathostomes (Kuratani 1997; Kuratani et al. 2001). This conserved segmental organization of the embryonic structures must be linked to some specific patern of gene expression. As expected, the expression patterns of some Hox genes [paralogue g ...
... generally observed in the early pharyngula stage in the gnathostomes (Kuratani 1997; Kuratani et al. 2001). This conserved segmental organization of the embryonic structures must be linked to some specific patern of gene expression. As expected, the expression patterns of some Hox genes [paralogue g ...
TURING MACHINES AND EVOLUTION. A CRITIQUE OF GREGORY
... many places he writes about DNA as “natural software”, whereas in others he refers to it as “natural programming language” and even a “universal programming language” (he writes about entities governed by software (cells) and treats DNA as a language for this software). (Chaitin 2012, 17) He also ma ...
... many places he writes about DNA as “natural software”, whereas in others he refers to it as “natural programming language” and even a “universal programming language” (he writes about entities governed by software (cells) and treats DNA as a language for this software). (Chaitin 2012, 17) He also ma ...
Evolution - Free
... populations, through fossil transitions in palaeontology, and even complex cellular mechanisms in developmental biology.[41][60] The publication of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 demonstrated a physical basis for inheritance.[61] Molecular biology improved our underst ...
... populations, through fossil transitions in palaeontology, and even complex cellular mechanisms in developmental biology.[41][60] The publication of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 demonstrated a physical basis for inheritance.[61] Molecular biology improved our underst ...
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 ...