Life cycles that incorporate discrete, morphologically distinct phases predominate among
animals. One explanation for the abundance and long-term persistence of complex life …

Species selection in the broad sense—also termed species sorting—shapes evolutionary
patterns through differences in speciation and extinction rates (and their net outcome, often …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

Economic theory is currently at a crossroads, where many leading mainstream economists
are calling for a more realistic and practical orientation for economic science. Indeed, many …

Patterns of connectance and strength of mutual dependence in mutualisms have been
examined by comparing the fraction of possible pairwise interactions established in a series …

HuxLEY: I once tried to define evolution in an overall way somewhat along these lines: a
one way process, irreversible in time, producing apparent novelties and greater variety and …

Let this work be a preface to all those that came before it, from which the new approach is
growing. This is a work of metatheory of science from the perspective of a biologist …

Positing that organizational phenomena result from both individual human intentionality and
natural causes independent of individuals' intended behavior, the need for a quasi-natural …

This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing
the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George …

Comparison of evolutionary patterns among Late Cretaceous marine bivalves and
gastropods during times of normal, background levels of extinction and during the end …