Phenotypic plasticity is considered the major means by which plants cope with
environmental heterogeneity. Although ubiquitous in nature, actual phenotypic plasticity is …

Humans possess great capacity for behavioral and cultural change, but our ability to
manage change is still limited. This article has two major objectives: first, to sketch a basic …

John Dupré explores recent revolutionary developments in biology and considers their
relevance for our understanding of human nature and human society. Epigenetics and …

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called" natural selection,"
a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this …

Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve
variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well …

Jerry A. Fodor presents a new development of his famous Language of Thought hypothesis,
which has since the 1970s been at the centre of interdisciplinary debate about how the mind …

The worldwide leaf economic spectrum (WLES) is a strikingly consistent pattern of
correlations among leaf traits. Although the WLES effectively summarizes variation in plant …

1. Classic evolutionary models interpret ageing as a cost of reproduction, but evolutionary
research has thus far largely neglected the conceptual links between the evolution of ageing …

Este libro se atreve a cuestionar la selección natural-no en nombre de la religión sino en
nombre de la ciencia. La mayoría de los científicos están tan aterrorizados por los ataques …

An increasing number of studies demonstrate phenotypic and genetic changes in natural
populations that are subject to climate change, and there is hope that some of these …