Biology's First Law : The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems
Daniel W. McShea
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago, IL : : University of Chicago Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (186 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Zero-Force Evolutionary Law; 2. Randomness, Hierarchy, and Constraint; 3. Diversity; 4. Complexity; 5. Evidence, Predictions, and Tests; 6. Philosophical Foundations; 7. Implications; Notes; References; Index. - Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation-the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity-the great variety of organisms; and complexity-the enormous intricacy of their internal structure. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? Daniel W. McShea and Robert N. Brandon argue that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. They call this tendency a biological law-the Zero-Force E
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| ISBN | 0226562255. - 0226562263. - 9780226562254. - 9780226562261
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