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 ...
Artificial Selection and Domestication: Modern Lessons from
... household pets, many of which differ from each other far more in external characters, habits, and instincts than do species in a state of nature. We have now to inquire whether there is any analogous process in nature, by which wild animals and plants can be permanently modified and new races or new ...
... household pets, many of which differ from each other far more in external characters, habits, and instincts than do species in a state of nature. We have now to inquire whether there is any analogous process in nature, by which wild animals and plants can be permanently modified and new races or new ...
Comparing Invertebrates
... • Centralization and Cephalization • Cephalization is the concentration of nerve tissue and organs in one end of the body. ...
... • Centralization and Cephalization • Cephalization is the concentration of nerve tissue and organs in one end of the body. ...
Coyne et al 1997 Evolution 51:643
... postulated, alternative adaptive peaks separated by adaptive valleys clearly exist, there is little evidence for the assumption that movement between peaks involves a temporary loss of fitness; (3) although phases I and II of the theory may be at least theoretically plausible, there is little theore ...
... postulated, alternative adaptive peaks separated by adaptive valleys clearly exist, there is little evidence for the assumption that movement between peaks involves a temporary loss of fitness; (3) although phases I and II of the theory may be at least theoretically plausible, there is little theore ...
The Evolutionary Origin of the Vertebrate Body Plan: The Problem of
... Contrary to the original metaphysical concept of the vertebrate head, Huxley first attempted to refute the vertebral theory by a scientific procedure. Huxley considered embryos to develop through the common forms that are shared with both higher and lower animals. For Huxley, the archetype was not mer ...
... Contrary to the original metaphysical concept of the vertebrate head, Huxley first attempted to refute the vertebral theory by a scientific procedure. Huxley considered embryos to develop through the common forms that are shared with both higher and lower animals. For Huxley, the archetype was not mer ...
Evolution 65:2258-2272
... 1999; Zink 2002). In addition, the different ground finch species do not show the intrinsic genetic incompatibilities that would be typical of a long period of isolation (Grant and Grant 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998; Grant et al. 2005). On Santa Cruz Island, up to four Geospiza species can occur in sympat ...
... 1999; Zink 2002). In addition, the different ground finch species do not show the intrinsic genetic incompatibilities that would be typical of a long period of isolation (Grant and Grant 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998; Grant et al. 2005). On Santa Cruz Island, up to four Geospiza species can occur in sympat ...
Descended from Darwin
... like genetics, considered the zoologists who clung to Darwinism to be antiquated naturalists rather than true scientists. Another architect of the modern evolutionary synthesis, Ernst Mayr, described the early twentieth century as rife with opposition to Darwinism. He pointed to the threat Darwinism ...
... like genetics, considered the zoologists who clung to Darwinism to be antiquated naturalists rather than true scientists. Another architect of the modern evolutionary synthesis, Ernst Mayr, described the early twentieth century as rife with opposition to Darwinism. He pointed to the threat Darwinism ...
- Philsci-Archive
... tionary theory, or any scientific theory in general, is claimed to be causal or non-causal by the participants of the debate. First, evolutionary theory has been said to be causal (or non-causal) for it involves explicit (no) causal assumptions. According to statisticalists, the core principles of ...
... tionary theory, or any scientific theory in general, is claimed to be causal or non-causal by the participants of the debate. First, evolutionary theory has been said to be causal (or non-causal) for it involves explicit (no) causal assumptions. According to statisticalists, the core principles of ...
Bully for Brontosaurus - A Website About Stephen Jay Gould`s
... Snails of the genus Partula are noted for the diversity of their shape and coloring, with each species living in a small and distinct geographical area. They live on fungus that grows on rotting vegetation, and leave plants, including cultivated crops, alone. Unfortunately, the large African land s ...
... Snails of the genus Partula are noted for the diversity of their shape and coloring, with each species living in a small and distinct geographical area. They live on fungus that grows on rotting vegetation, and leave plants, including cultivated crops, alone. Unfortunately, the large African land s ...
Part I: Evolution - sciencepowerpoint.com
... • During the Enlightenment of the early 1800’s, many of scientist moved from the physical sciences to natural history. – Many exciting fossils were found during this ...
... • During the Enlightenment of the early 1800’s, many of scientist moved from the physical sciences to natural history. – Many exciting fossils were found during this ...
Why Siblings Are Like Darwin`s Finches: Birth
... mechanisms-psychological as well as biological-that cause sibling diversification. These mechanisms include (l) differences in parental investment; (2) dominance hierarchies among siblings; (3) deidentification, or the tendency for siblings to actively seek to differentiate themselves from one anoth ...
... mechanisms-psychological as well as biological-that cause sibling diversification. These mechanisms include (l) differences in parental investment; (2) dominance hierarchies among siblings; (3) deidentification, or the tendency for siblings to actively seek to differentiate themselves from one anoth ...
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 ...
video slide - Biology at Mott
... • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence ...
... • Lamarck hypothesized that species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and the inheritance of acquired characteristics • The mechanisms he proposed are unsupported by evidence ...
Understanding evolution as an emergent process: learning with
... can support student explorations that focus on purposeful inspection of individuals while concurrently comparing the changes and outcomes that are occurring at other levels. Our work suggests that using agent-based models enables students to focus on two levels at a time and to move between them, an ...
... can support student explorations that focus on purposeful inspection of individuals while concurrently comparing the changes and outcomes that are occurring at other levels. Our work suggests that using agent-based models enables students to focus on two levels at a time and to move between them, an ...
TURING MACHINES AND EVOLUTION. A CRITIQUE OF GREGORY
... evolution that captures the essence of Darwin’s theory and develops it mathematically. (Chaitin 2012, 9) It appears that Chaitin means the absence of a mathematically advanced theory formalizing the central concepts of the biological theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The project of ...
... evolution that captures the essence of Darwin’s theory and develops it mathematically. (Chaitin 2012, 9) It appears that Chaitin means the absence of a mathematically advanced theory formalizing the central concepts of the biological theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The project of ...
Young Children Can Be Taught Basic Natural Selection
... Adaptation by natural selection is a core evolutionary mechanism. It is also one of the most robustly misunderstood scientific processes. Misconceptions are rooted in cognitive biases found in preschoolers, yet concerns about complexity mean that it is generally not comprehensively taught until adol ...
... Adaptation by natural selection is a core evolutionary mechanism. It is also one of the most robustly misunderstood scientific processes. Misconceptions are rooted in cognitive biases found in preschoolers, yet concerns about complexity mean that it is generally not comprehensively taught until adol ...
Darwin`s Metaphors Revisited: Conceptual Metaphors, Conceptual
... within the confines of the history of ideas and philosophy of science. The logic of metaphorical mappings, conceptual blends, conceptual entailment and inferences, and above all the embodiment of thought and language are nowhere to be found in his treatment. At a more abstract level, Richard Boyed c ...
... within the confines of the history of ideas and philosophy of science. The logic of metaphorical mappings, conceptual blends, conceptual entailment and inferences, and above all the embodiment of thought and language are nowhere to be found in his treatment. At a more abstract level, Richard Boyed c ...
2011 - Anthony Herrel
... 1999; Zink 2002). In addition, the different ground finch species do not show the intrinsic genetic incompatibilities that would be typical of a long period of isolation (Grant and Grant 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998; Grant et al. 2005). On Santa Cruz Island, up to four Geospiza species can occur in sympat ...
... 1999; Zink 2002). In addition, the different ground finch species do not show the intrinsic genetic incompatibilities that would be typical of a long period of isolation (Grant and Grant 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998; Grant et al. 2005). On Santa Cruz Island, up to four Geospiza species can occur in sympat ...
Nabokov, Teleology, and Insect Mimicry
... aesthetic and telic laws of form and function. Aesthetic and teleological phenomena only seem to the reflective judgment to be indicative of a divine designer. Nabokov's attitude is Kantian when he writes in this oft-quoted passage on mimicry: The mysteries of mimicry had a special attraction for me ...
... aesthetic and telic laws of form and function. Aesthetic and teleological phenomena only seem to the reflective judgment to be indicative of a divine designer. Nabokov's attitude is Kantian when he writes in this oft-quoted passage on mimicry: The mysteries of mimicry had a special attraction for me ...
Darwinian Evolutionary Theory and Constructions of Race in Nazi
... Darwin’s work was originally published and integrated into society, other scientists modified and added their own ideas to it. One prominent evolutionary biologist was Ernst Haeckel, who during the late nineteenth century extended scientific thought into ideas about government and social policy base ...
... Darwin’s work was originally published and integrated into society, other scientists modified and added their own ideas to it. One prominent evolutionary biologist was Ernst Haeckel, who during the late nineteenth century extended scientific thought into ideas about government and social policy base ...
Competitive speciation
... polyploidy) could do it, and the result might be a “difficult genus”. Case 3: Disruptive gaps. Between the two peaks of the unoccupied surface is, by definition, a trough. As the wave of phenotypic expansion approaches this trough, it may be depressed below zero. This is a Case 1 situation. However, ...
... polyploidy) could do it, and the result might be a “difficult genus”. Case 3: Disruptive gaps. Between the two peaks of the unoccupied surface is, by definition, a trough. As the wave of phenotypic expansion approaches this trough, it may be depressed below zero. This is a Case 1 situation. However, ...
Experimental evidence that source genetic variation drives
... a high rate of dilution in effect is a high rate of mortality imposed on the phage. Briefly, replicate lineages derived from a phage F6 mutant were serially passaged on a strain of the novel host Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes on which virus populations were diluted 1 000 000-fold when passaged. Unde ...
... a high rate of dilution in effect is a high rate of mortality imposed on the phage. Briefly, replicate lineages derived from a phage F6 mutant were serially passaged on a strain of the novel host Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes on which virus populations were diluted 1 000 000-fold when passaged. Unde ...
Evolution, Science, and Society: Evolutionary Biology
... Biological evolution consists of change in the hereditary characteristics of groups of organisms over the course of generations. Groups of organisms, termed populations and species, are formed by the division of ancestral populations or species, and the descendant groups then change independently. H ...
... Biological evolution consists of change in the hereditary characteristics of groups of organisms over the course of generations. Groups of organisms, termed populations and species, are formed by the division of ancestral populations or species, and the descendant groups then change independently. H ...
Predicting Microevolutionary Responses to Directional Selection on
... lem, especially for the study of animals that often disperse illustrate an important assumption in the study of microevoover long distances or live in cryptic (soil) or otherwise large- lution: that the environments experienced during growth to ly inaccessible (marine) habitats. For these and other ...
... lem, especially for the study of animals that often disperse illustrate an important assumption in the study of microevoover long distances or live in cryptic (soil) or otherwise large- lution: that the environments experienced during growth to ly inaccessible (marine) habitats. For these and other ...