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Evolution - the Extended Synthesis by Massimo Pigliucci, Gerd B. Müller

Evolution - the Extended Synthesis Massimo Pigliucci, Gerd B. Müller ebook
Publisher: The MIT Press
Format: pdf
Page: 504
ISBN: 0262513676, 9780262513678

In the new book entitled "Evolution, the Extended Synthesis" published by MIT, Massimo Pigliucci and Gerd B Műller, along with the other Altenberg 16, clearly details why Modern Synthesis is in a crisis. Nominations for CoGEA Award (formerly known as the Squeaky Wheel Award) due May 31 (extended). Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) now provide mature optimization tools that have successfully been applied to many problems, from designing antennas to complete robots, and provided many human-competitive results. Have you read "Evolution: The Extended Synthesis"? At the very least, then, taking an evolutionary perspective should include things like Mendelian inheritance, mutation and population genetics. A major debate in evolutionary biology circles today is whether the mid-20th century modern synthesis needs to be radically updated. The Darwinian research programme the dominated natural science in the XX century is defined as the “Modern Synthesis”, a name that suggested the fusion of the central core of the Darwinian theory – casual variation and natural selection – with In his famous work The genetical theory of natural selection, Fisher proved that the genetic basis of evolution could be extended to those traits, such as height, that do not appear to be transmitted in a Mendelian manner. And a consensus is emerging that it's time for change, or an “extended synthesis". It's a summary of the "Altenberg 16" meeting. This group thinks that current evolutionary theory is insufficient and needs serious updating. With this in mind, Leech and I recently hosted a Catalysis Meeting at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) on “Synthesizing the Evolutionary and Social Science Approaches to Human Cooperation.” The meeting was held April 5-7, 2013, at NESCent's offices in Durham, NC. Voting in 2013 AAA Election closes May 31.