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Autor:
Joachim L. DAGG
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Entomology, Vol 100, Iss 1, Pp 201-203 (2003)
Experiments on copula duration indicate that the nature of mate competition and sperm storage in the large thistle aphid, Uroleucon cirsii (L.), differs from that in the well-studied yellow dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria (L.). Unlike the situation
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https://doaj.org/article/456579b082e7411681cbfbc80a418c2e
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg, J. F. Derry
Publikováno v:
Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science.
Patrick Matthew (1790–1874) regarded natural selection as a force of conformity. Competition between species kept them from dysmorphic chaos. Catastrophes exterminated many species that would otherwise compete. The absence of this competitive natur
Autor:
J.F. Derry, Joachim L Dagg
Publikováno v:
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 131:706-715
Many ambiguities in Patrick Matthew’s evolutionary ideas can be resolved upon rejecting the presumption that his mechanism was identical to Darwin’s. This presumption has led to two ingrained interpretations which we show are false. First, compet
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg, J.F. Derry
Publikováno v:
Annals of Science. 77:349-365
While Joseph Hooker was considering his upcoming presentation on the geographical distribution of species, he asked Charles Darwin for help with some references. During the ensuing exchange of correspondence, Darwin seems to have contradicted himself
Autor:
Joachim L Dagg
Publikováno v:
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 123:864-878
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg
Publikováno v:
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 64:53-64
A historical episode of evolutionary theory, which has lead to the Red Queen theory of the evolutionary maintenance of sex, includes two striking contingencies. These are used to explore alternative what-if scenarios, in order to test some common opi
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg
Publikováno v:
Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences. 73
I consider the motives of historians devising counterfactual histories, analyze the narrative structure of these histories, and assess their merits. Richard Evans attacked counterfactual histories as motivated by wishful thinking. And he claimed that
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg
Publikováno v:
Evolution: Education and Outreach. 4:397-414
Since intelligent design (ID) advocates claimed the ubiquitous mouse trap as an example of systems that cannot have evolved, mouse trap history is doubly relevant to studying material culture. On the one hand, debunking ID claims about mouse traps an
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg
Publikováno v:
Web Ecology. 7:27-34
In 1935, A. G. Tansley, who was knighted later, proposed the ecosystem concept. Nevertheless, this concept was not without predecessors. Why did Tansley’s ecosystem prevail and not one of its competitors? The purpose of this article is to pin the d
Autor:
Joachim L. Dagg
Publikováno v:
Oikos. 112:232-235
All else being equal, parthenogenetic females should produce as many surviving daughters as sexual couples produce daughters plus sons. Hence the resources spent on producing sons are a cost of sex and parthenogenetic females economize on sons. It ha