Ecology, Agents, and the Causes of Selection: A Reply to Shuker

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Abstract

Shuker points to some inconsistencies in my terminology about consequence laws in evolutionary biology, specifically that gene flow and recombination are not as easily classified as one gets the impression of after reading Sober (1984). I agree, and I also emphasize that evolutionary biology should not only focus on consequence laws, but also source laws arising from the ecological selective environments and the agents of selection that arise as a consequence of the organismal-environment interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEvolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages225-227
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-22028-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-22027-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameEvolutionary Biology - New Perspectives on its Development
Volume6
ISSN (Print)2524-7751
ISSN (Electronic)2524-776X

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Evolutionary Biology

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