Population Variation in Continuously Varying Traits as an Ecological
... SYNOPSIS. The niche variation hypothesis is an adaptive explanation for variation within populations and for,the differences in variation between populations in morphological, physiological or behavioral traits. It has received only partial support from empirical tests and has been criticized on the ...
... SYNOPSIS. The niche variation hypothesis is an adaptive explanation for variation within populations and for,the differences in variation between populations in morphological, physiological or behavioral traits. It has received only partial support from empirical tests and has been criticized on the ...
Niche construction in evolutionary theory: the construction
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Niche Inheritance
... to the same problem when he described SET as an “externalist” theory, because it uses the external environment as its sole explanatory reference device. The standard theory seeks to explain the internal properties of organisms, their adaptations, exclusively in terms of properties of their external ...
... to the same problem when he described SET as an “externalist” theory, because it uses the external environment as its sole explanatory reference device. The standard theory seeks to explain the internal properties of organisms, their adaptations, exclusively in terms of properties of their external ...
Schultz 10e IMTB Chapter 06
... Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution would inspire functionalist psychology. Functionalism is concerned with answering the questions “what does the mind do and how does it do it?” A natural consequence of functionalism, which began and grew in the U.S., was the application of psychological find ...
... Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution would inspire functionalist psychology. Functionalism is concerned with answering the questions “what does the mind do and how does it do it?” A natural consequence of functionalism, which began and grew in the U.S., was the application of psychological find ...
Current hypotheses for the evolution of sex and recombination
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Ch 22 Notes - Dublin City Schools
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Bird Beak Buffet! - Iditarod Area School District – Theme
... What is evolution? Quite simply, evolution is descent with modification. This includes both the idea that the frequency of a gene will change in a population over time as environmental conditions change and also the idea that new species descend from common ancestors over many generations. Ultimatel ...
... What is evolution? Quite simply, evolution is descent with modification. This includes both the idea that the frequency of a gene will change in a population over time as environmental conditions change and also the idea that new species descend from common ancestors over many generations. Ultimatel ...
Artificial Selection and Domestication: Modern Lessons from
... Zohary 2004), but fundamentally this involves a process ...
... Zohary 2004), but fundamentally this involves a process ...
Colonies Are Individuals: Revisiting the Superorganism Revival
... adopted in the evolutionary literature, contrasting it with a similarity approach. Similarity approaches are, primarily, arguments by analogy of colonies to organisms. Though it is useful to distinguish between these two approaches, they are not cleanly distinct from one another. Superorganism argum ...
... adopted in the evolutionary literature, contrasting it with a similarity approach. Similarity approaches are, primarily, arguments by analogy of colonies to organisms. Though it is useful to distinguish between these two approaches, they are not cleanly distinct from one another. Superorganism argum ...
this PDF file - Electronic Journal of Science Education
... Despite the promising evidence that elementary students are capable of learning evolution, there is little evidence suggesting elementary school teachers possess the knowledge to do so. This may not be surprising given that the outcome of many K-8 science education programs, even graduate school pro ...
... Despite the promising evidence that elementary students are capable of learning evolution, there is little evidence suggesting elementary school teachers possess the knowledge to do so. This may not be surprising given that the outcome of many K-8 science education programs, even graduate school pro ...
Fig. 22-12 - Kirchner-WHS
... Overview: Endless Forms Most Beautiful • A new era of biology began in 1859 when Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species • The Origin of Species focused biologists’ attention on the great diversity of organisms ...
... Overview: Endless Forms Most Beautiful • A new era of biology began in 1859 when Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species • The Origin of Species focused biologists’ attention on the great diversity of organisms ...
Oviparity or viviparity? That is the question…
... nutrition to offspring should be favored by natural selection due to the consequent increase in the offspring’s fitness [4,5], but retaining the zygotes and early embryos within the female’s body is a strategy whereby numerous animals protect their offspring during the most vulnerable stage of their ...
... nutrition to offspring should be favored by natural selection due to the consequent increase in the offspring’s fitness [4,5], but retaining the zygotes and early embryos within the female’s body is a strategy whereby numerous animals protect their offspring during the most vulnerable stage of their ...
Ecological explanations for (incomplete) speciation
... There are now examples of the above factors promoting speciation. A role for time is exemplified by the positive relationship between genetic distance and levels of reproductive isolation between species pairs of Drosophila and other taxa [4,16], and a role for geographic factors comes from a large ...
... There are now examples of the above factors promoting speciation. A role for time is exemplified by the positive relationship between genetic distance and levels of reproductive isolation between species pairs of Drosophila and other taxa [4,16], and a role for geographic factors comes from a large ...
... One of the main contributions made by Gaston Bachelard was the notion of an epistemological obstacle introduced in 1938 in The formation of the scientific mind, and defined by the author as “sluggishness and disturbances” that are intrinsic to the act of knowing. Bachelard contends that it is in ter ...
Descended from Darwin
... see, have perpetuated claims made by synthesis authors about the work done by the previous generation of biologists. Some who have written about the development of evolutionary theory after Darwin have gone as far as simply ignoring an entire generation of biologists. For example, Ruse’s “really big ...
... see, have perpetuated claims made by synthesis authors about the work done by the previous generation of biologists. Some who have written about the development of evolutionary theory after Darwin have gone as far as simply ignoring an entire generation of biologists. For example, Ruse’s “really big ...
The Growth of Structural and Functional Complexity
... organisms from unicellular ones (see Maynard Smith & Szathmary, 1995). Once we reach the level of culture, the general growth of complexity again becomes more obvious. Perhaps with temporary exceptions, like the fall of the Roman empire, human history is characterized by an ever more quickly accumul ...
... organisms from unicellular ones (see Maynard Smith & Szathmary, 1995). Once we reach the level of culture, the general growth of complexity again becomes more obvious. Perhaps with temporary exceptions, like the fall of the Roman empire, human history is characterized by an ever more quickly accumul ...
the Note - Mindset Learn
... Millions of species of organisms are found throughout the biosphere, from the Antarctic to the steaming hot desert. Many of the organisms are adapted to live in seawater and fresh water. Each organism type is different and shows diversity. Adaptations result in diversity allowing organisms to surviv ...
... Millions of species of organisms are found throughout the biosphere, from the Antarctic to the steaming hot desert. Many of the organisms are adapted to live in seawater and fresh water. Each organism type is different and shows diversity. Adaptations result in diversity allowing organisms to surviv ...
Phenotypic integration in plants
... reproduction. Plants with strong relationships (high correlations) between the component traits of the module such as anther, stigma, petals, sepals, etc. are hypothesized to most efficiently perform the functions of dispersing pollen, attracting pollinators and developing fruit (Berg 1960; Armbrust ...
... reproduction. Plants with strong relationships (high correlations) between the component traits of the module such as anther, stigma, petals, sepals, etc. are hypothesized to most efficiently perform the functions of dispersing pollen, attracting pollinators and developing fruit (Berg 1960; Armbrust ...
Darwinism and Whitman`s Poetic Program
... and one of the major techniques he uses is that of physical evolution as an analogue for spiritual evolution. Justin Kaplan notes that "absorbing the spirit of the times," Whitman "is already an evolutionist when Darwin publishes Origin of Species." 5 Although Whitman was probably influenced initial ...
... and one of the major techniques he uses is that of physical evolution as an analogue for spiritual evolution. Justin Kaplan notes that "absorbing the spirit of the times," Whitman "is already an evolutionist when Darwin publishes Origin of Species." 5 Although Whitman was probably influenced initial ...
Evolution leads to Kantian morality - Society for the Advancement of
... we found that evolution under certain conditions favors a class of preferences that we called homo moralis (Alger and Weibull, 2013).1 We derived this result in a model where individuals interact in pairs. Homo moralis then attaches some weight to his material self-interest but also to what is “the ...
... we found that evolution under certain conditions favors a class of preferences that we called homo moralis (Alger and Weibull, 2013).1 We derived this result in a model where individuals interact in pairs. Homo moralis then attaches some weight to his material self-interest but also to what is “the ...
Microbial endemism: does phosphorus limitation enhance speciation?
... biological capabilities, much like the macrobiota of Darwin’s Galapagos Islands. As a primary example of such a system, we highlight key discoveries from the Cuatro Ciénegas basin in Mexico. We argue that high microbial endemism requires a combination of geographical isolation, long-term continuity ...
... biological capabilities, much like the macrobiota of Darwin’s Galapagos Islands. As a primary example of such a system, we highlight key discoveries from the Cuatro Ciénegas basin in Mexico. We argue that high microbial endemism requires a combination of geographical isolation, long-term continuity ...
Rowing locomotion by a stonefly that possesses the ancestral
... forces. This hypothesis has received support from recent phylogenetic and developmental studies (see below), yet it remains to be determined precisely how gills could have evolved into wings. In the study presented here, our aim is not to resolve competing phylogenetic and anatomical hypotheses, but ...
... forces. This hypothesis has received support from recent phylogenetic and developmental studies (see below), yet it remains to be determined precisely how gills could have evolved into wings. In the study presented here, our aim is not to resolve competing phylogenetic and anatomical hypotheses, but ...
Unit 6 Portfolio
... A heritable trait that increases fitness is called an adaptive heritable trait. Individuals with an adaptive heritable trait generally produce more offspring than individuals that do not have this trait. For example, on gray sand, gray fur color is an adaptive heritable trait which allows mice to su ...
... A heritable trait that increases fitness is called an adaptive heritable trait. Individuals with an adaptive heritable trait generally produce more offspring than individuals that do not have this trait. For example, on gray sand, gray fur color is an adaptive heritable trait which allows mice to su ...
- Philsci
... ‘character state’ refers to a determinate value of that determinable (blue, AAATCG). There are many pragmatically successful ways to divide organisms into characters for the purposes of analysis, but a full theoretical analysis of the character concept remains elusive and is the subject of some of t ...
... ‘character state’ refers to a determinate value of that determinable (blue, AAATCG). There are many pragmatically successful ways to divide organisms into characters for the purposes of analysis, but a full theoretical analysis of the character concept remains elusive and is the subject of some of t ...
Fig. 22-6 - Geneva Area City Schools
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