A Taxonomy of Non-fitness
| Autor: | Marta Linde-Medina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Ecology Novelty Exaptation Biology 01 natural sciences Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary taxonomy 03 medical and health sciences Philosophy of biology 030104 developmental biology History and Philosophy of Science Taxonomy (biology) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Organism 010606 plant biology & botany Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Biological Theory. 12:1-3 |
| ISSN: | 1555-5550 1555-5542 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13752-016-0255-1 |
| Popis: | The current evolutionary taxonomy is biased towards traits that enhance the organism’s fitness. Here, an extended taxonomy aimed to correct this bias is proposed, which distinguishes among different categories of non-fitness traits based on their usefulness for the organism as well as their origin. It is suggested these new non-fitness categories could help to solve the controversy surrounding the term exaptation in evolutionary psychology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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