Experimental Evolution

Author : Theodore Garland,Michael R. Rose
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520944473

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Experimental Evolution by Theodore Garland,Michael R. Rose Pdf

Experimental approaches to evolution provide indisputable evidence of evolution by directly observing the process at work. Experimental evolution deliberately duplicates evolutionary processes—forcing life histories to evolve, producing adaptations to stressful environmental conditions, and generating lineage splitting to create incipient species. This unique volume summarizes studies in experimental evolution, outlining current techniques and applications, and presenting the field’s full range of research—from selection in the laboratory to the manipulation of populations in the wild. It provides work on such key biological problems as the evolution of Darwinian fitness, sexual reproduction, life history, athletic performance, and learning.

Author : Robert G. B. Reid
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262264426

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Biological Emergences by Robert G. B. Reid Pdf

A critique of selectionism and the proposal of an alternate theory of emergent evolution that is causally sufficient for evolutionary biology. Natural selection is commonly interpreted as the fundamental mechanism of evolution. Questions about how selection theory can claim to be the all-sufficient explanation of evolution often go unanswered by today's neo-Darwinists, perhaps for fear that any criticism of the evolutionary paradigm will encourage creationists and proponents of intelligent design. In Biological Emergences, Robert Reid argues that natural selection is not the cause of evolution. He writes that the causes of variations, which he refers to as natural experiments, are independent of natural selection; indeed, he suggests, natural selection may get in the way of evolution. Reid proposes an alternative theory to explain how emergent novelties are generated and under what conditions they can overcome the resistance of natural selection. He suggests that what causes innovative variation causes evolution, and that these phenomena are environmental as well as organismal. After an extended critique of selectionism, Reid constructs an emergence theory of evolution, first examining the evidence in three causal arenas of emergent evolution: symbiosis/association, evolutionary physiology/behavior, and developmental evolution. Based on this evidence of causation, he proposes some working hypotheses, examining mechanisms and processes common to all three arenas, and arrives at a theoretical framework that accounts for generative mechanisms and emergent qualities. Without selectionism, Reid argues, evolutionary innovation can more easily be integrated into a general thesis. Finally, Reid proposes a biological synthesis of rapid emergent evolutionary phases and the prolonged, dynamically stable, non-evolutionary phases imposed by natural selection.

Author : Wolfgang Banzhaf,Betty H.C. Cheng,Kalyanmoy Deb,Kay E. Holekamp,Richard E. Lenski,Charles Ofria,Robert T. Pennock,William F. Punch,Danielle J. Whittaker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030398316

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Evolution in Action: Past, Present and Future by Wolfgang Banzhaf,Betty H.C. Cheng,Kalyanmoy Deb,Kay E. Holekamp,Richard E. Lenski,Charles Ofria,Robert T. Pennock,William F. Punch,Danielle J. Whittaker Pdf

This edited research monograph brings together contributions from computer scientists, biologists, and engineers who are engaged with the study of evolution and how it may be applied to solve real-world problems. It also serves as a Festschrift dedicated to Erik D. Goodman, the founding director of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, a pioneering NSF Science and Technology Center headquartered at Michigan State University. The contributing authors are leading experts associated with the center, and they serve in top research and industrial establishments across the US and worldwide. Part I summarizes the history of the BEACON Center, with refreshingly personal chapters that describe Erik's working and leadership style, and others that discuss the development and successes of the center in the context of research funding, projects, and careers. The chapters in Part II deal with the evolution of genomes and evolvability. The contributions in Part III discuss the evolution of behavior and intelligence. Those in Part IV concentrate on the evolution of communities and collective dynamics. The chapters in Part V discuss selected evolutionary computing applications in domains such as arts and science, automated program repair, cybersecurity, mechatronics, and genomic prediction. Part VI deals with evolution in the classroom, using creativity in research, and responsible conduct in research training. The book concludes with a special chapter from Erik Goodman, a short biography that concentrates on his personal positive influences and experiences throughout his long career in academia and industry.

Author : Bruno Galantucci,Simon Garrod
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027202642

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Experimental Semiotics by Bruno Galantucci,Simon Garrod Pdf

In the early twentieth century, Ferdinand de Saussure envisioned "a science which studies the role of signs as part of social life". About a century later, a science has emerged that is very much in the spirit of that envisioned by de Saussure. Researchers who are developing this science, which has been labeled Experimental Semiotics, conduct controlled studies in which human adults develop novel communication systems or impose novel structure on systems provided to them. This volume offers a primer to Experimental Semiotics and presents a set of studies conducted within this new discipline. The volume is an ideal text complement for an advanced graduate seminar and it will be of interest to anyone who wonders how humans assemble and develop new ways to communicate with one another. Originally published in Interaction Studies 11:1 (2010).

Author : Rees Kassen,Professor and University Research Chair in Experimental Evolution Rees Kassen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192898661

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Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity by Rees Kassen,Professor and University Research Chair in Experimental Evolution Rees Kassen Pdf

Draws on more than three decades of research in microbial experimental evolution to provide a sketch of a general, empirically grounded theory of biodiversity and the first synthetic treatment of experimental evolution.

Author : Solomon P. Wasser,Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323907538

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New Horizons in Evolution by Solomon P. Wasser,Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern Pdf

New Horizons in Evolution is a compendium of the latest research, analyses, and theories of evolutionary biology. Chapters are collected from the international symposium held by the Board of Governors of the University of Haifa to honor Dr. Eviatar Nevo, founder and director of the Institute of Evolution. This book includes material written by top global scientists. Such detailed summaries and recent advances include topics like genomics, epigenetics, evolutionary theory, and the evolution of cancer. This book analyzes evolutionary biology of animals, such as lizards and subterranean mammals. It also discusses agricultural evolution, specifically the vital wheat crop in various climates and locations. Each chapter contributes the most up-to-date knowledge of evolution’s role in speciation, adaptation, and regulation. New Horizons in Evolution is a valuable resource for researchers involved in evolution, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary theory. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in evolutionary biology courses will also find this useful due to the high expertise level and latest knowledge available through this resource. Examines the evolution of species in extreme conditions Discusses the role of evolution in medicine and cancer research Features the latest data and advances in evolution theory

Author : Eugene V. Koonin,Michael Galperin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475737837

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Sequence — Evolution — Function by Eugene V. Koonin,Michael Galperin Pdf

Sequence - Evolution - Function is an introduction to the computational approaches that play a critical role in the emerging new branch of biology known as functional genomics. The book provides the reader with an understanding of the principles and approaches of functional genomics and of the potential and limitations of computational and experimental approaches to genome analysis. Sequence - Evolution - Function should help bridge the "digital divide" between biologists and computer scientists, allowing biologists to better grasp the peculiarities of the emerging field of Genome Biology and to learn how to benefit from the enormous amount of sequence data available in the public databases. The book is non-technical with respect to the computer methods for genome analysis and discusses these methods from the user's viewpoint, without addressing mathematical and algorithmic details. Prior practical familiarity with the basic methods for sequence analysis is a major advantage, but a reader without such experience will be able to use the book as an introduction to these methods. This book is perfect for introductory level courses in computational methods for comparative and functional genomics.

Author : Rees Kassen
Publisher : Roberts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1936221462

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Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity by Rees Kassen Pdf

This title explores the central problem in biology, why and how did life become so diverse? Through the text students explore how diversity evolves in microbial populations that occupy some of the simplest environments imaginable, laboratory test tubes. The experiments throughout the text allow students to watch the evolutionary process unfold, while tracking diversification in both phenotype and genotype along the way. These experiments are combined with new insights coming from next-generation sequencing, they can tell us much more about the sorts of problems and questions related to adaptation and diversity.

Author : Henry de Varigny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Evolution
ISBN : UOM:39015064454930

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Experimental Evolution by Henry de Varigny Pdf

Author : Dr. Carl Werner,Carl Werner
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0892216816

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Evolution: the Grand Experiment by Dr. Carl Werner,Carl Werner Pdf

"Darwin's book on evolution admitted that "intermediate links" were "perhaps the most obvious and serious objection to the theory" of evolution. Darwin recognized that the fossils collected by scientists prior to 1859 did not correspond with his theory of evolution, but he predicted that his theory would be confirmed as more and more fossils were found. One hundred and fifty years later, Evolution: The Grand Experiment critically examines the viability of Darwin's theory"--

Author : Jonathan B. Losos
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780399184932

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Improbable Destinies by Jonathan B. Losos Pdf

A major new book overturning our assumptions about how evolution works Earth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. But evolutionary biologists also point out many examples of contingency, cases where the tiniest change—a random mutation or an ancient butterfly sneeze—caused evolution to take a completely different course. What role does each force really play in the constantly changing natural world? Are the plants and animals that exist today, and we humans ourselves, inevitabilities or evolutionary flukes? And what does that say about life on other planets? Jonathan Losos reveals what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology can tell us about one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. He takes us around the globe to meet the researchers who are solving the deepest mysteries of life on Earth through their work in experimental evolutionary science. Losos himself is one of the leaders in this exciting new field, and he illustrates how experiments with guppies, fruit flies, bacteria, foxes, and field mice, along with his own work with anole lizards on Caribbean islands, are rewinding the tape of life to reveal just how rapid and predictable evolution can be. Improbable Destinies will change the way we think and talk about evolution. Losos's insights into natural selection and evolutionary change have far-reaching applications for protecting ecosystems, securing our food supply, and fighting off harmful viruses and bacteria. This compelling narrative offers a new understanding of ourselves and our role in the natural world and the cosmos.

Author : Henry de Varigny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Evolution
ISBN : UOM:39015065964051

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Experimental Evolution by Henry de Varigny Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781464919411

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Experimental Evolution: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Experimental Evolution: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Experimental Evolution in a compact format. The editors have built Experimental Evolution: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Experimental Evolution in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Experimental Evolution: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Christoph Adami
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0387946462

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Introduction to Artificial Life by Christoph Adami Pdf

For students, researchers and professional scientist eager to gain insight into the emerging frontiers of Artifical Life, Chris Adami's work provides the basic underpinnings for properly understanding this interdisciplinary research area. The CD-ROM accompanying the book invites readers to actively experience artificial evolution in "real time" by using a proprietary simulation software program, AVIDA, which is contained on the CD.

Author : Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812387417

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Methuselah Flies by Michael Robertson Rose,Hardip Brar Passananti,Margarida Matos Pdf

Methuselah Flies presents a trailblazing project on the biology of aging. It describes research on the first organisms to have their lifespan increased, and their aging slowed, by hereditary manipulation. These organisms are fruit flies from the species Drosophila melanogaster, the great workhorse of genetics. Michael Rose and his colleagues have been able to double the lifespan of these insects, and improved their health in numerous respects as well. The study of these flies with postponed aging is one of the best means we have of understanding, and ultimately achieving, the postponement of aging in humans. As such, the carefully presented detail of this book will be of value to research devoted to the understanding and control of aging.Methuselah Flies: ? is a tightly edited distillation of twenty years of work by many scientists? contains the original publications regarding the longer-lived fruit flies? offers commentaries on each of the topics covered ? new, short essays that put the individual research papers in a wider context? gives full access to the original data ? captures the scientific significance of postponed aging for a wide academic audienc