The selective organism an expanded theory of adaptive evolution Pim Edelaar

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edelaar, Pim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adaptation (Biology).

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press, 2026.

Oxford Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

It is typically said that there is natural selection on the genetic variation that affects ecological performance, but this description seems too simple. In 'The Selective Organism', Pim Edelaar presents two cases that cannot be understood using the standard theory of adaptive evolution. Traditional interpretations of the three classical requirements for adaptive evolution - variation, selection, and inheritance - have been too narrow. The book confirms that our biological interpretation of each requirement can be expanded. A mathematical exploration of the consequences of the expansions of variation, selection, and inheritance shows that many consequences only involve the quantitative outcomes of the evolutionary process, and several are already well known. However, we also encounter a qualitative change in how the evolutionary process can operate: there is now a second driver of adaptive evolution

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780191987649

0191987646

OCLC:

1606217502

Publisher Number:

CIPO000420621

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license