Evolutionary theory is formulated in terms of individuals that carry heritable information and
are subject to selective pressures. However, individuality itself is a trait that had to evolve–an …

Multicellularity evolved repeatedly in the history of life, but how it unfolded varies greatly
between different lineages. Dictyostelid social amoebas offer a good system to study the …

Evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs) involve the formation of Darwinian collectives
from Darwinian particles. The transition from cells to multicellular life is a prime example …

Abstract Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality (ETI) have been responsible for the major
transitions in levels of selection and individuality in natural history, such as the origins of …

From the male peacock's tail plumage to the floral displays of flowering plants, traits related
to sexual reproduction are often complex and exaggerated. Why has sexual reproduction …

Did human culture arise through an evolutionary transition in individuality (ETI)? To address
this question, we examine the steps of biological ETIs to see how they could apply to the …

Abstract The 'Major Transitions in Evolution'(MTE) framework has emerged as the dominant
paradigm for understanding the origins of life's hierarchical organization, but it has been …

Evolutionary transitions in individuality occur when the unit of selection and adaptation, the
evolutionary individual, changes from one level of organization to another (Buss 1987; …

Evolutionary transitions in individuality (hereafter, ETIs), such as the transition to multi-
cellularity and the transition to social colonies, have been at the centre of evolutionary …

Background Throughout its nearly four-billion-year history, life has undergone evolutionary
transitions in which simpler subunits have become integrated to form a more complex whole …