Convergent evolution and the limits of natural selection

Powell, Russell

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Convergent evolution and the limits of natural selection

Powell, Russell·2012·European Journal for Philosophy of Science

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Byproduct explanations require detailed reconstruction and interpretation of causally complex developmental mechanisms linking the byproduct to the adaptive trait, and are arguably more demanding than adaptive explanations.
“As Lloyd [37] argues, far from being ‘null’ hypotheses of no effect, byproduct explanations require detailed reconstruction and interpretation of causally complex developmental mechanisms that link the byproduct to the adaptive trait. And insofar as they require both an adaptive explanation and a related developmental one, they are arguably more demanding than adaptative explanations [38].”
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Authors: Powell, R.
Affiliations: Boston University (US)
Corresponding author: Powell, Russell
ORCID: Powell, Russell
Venue: European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2012-01-29
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
Pages: 355-373
ISSN: 1879-4912 (ISSN-L)
1879-4920
DOI: 10.1007/s13194-012-0047-9
OpenAlex: W2090906070
Cited by: 51
References: 64
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FWCI: 40.96
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: European Journal for Philosophy of Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords: convergent evolution, homoplasy, parallelism, contingency, Stephen Jay Gould, natural selection, macroevolution, phylogenetic inertia

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