The Evolution of Replication

@article{citeulike:2332225, abstract = {If all origins of life or of any new grade, level, or major transition as such begin with ``competitive development''—with juveniles rather than adults, and multiple individuals rather than a single one—then the evolution of progeneration (including offspring production) and of replication always requires an explanation. This article proposes that principles of evolutionary ecology such as density-dependence can be used to explain three kinds of developmental repetitions, viz., sequences of inductive and niche-constructing interactions between the ecological environment and population members, which take place in such a way that the sequence is repeated: (1) individual or somatic repetitions, discussed in Section 1, (2) demographic or progenerative repetitions (including offspring production), discussed in Section 2, and (3) replicative repetitions (including both the individual and the demographic), discussed in Section 3. This results in a statement of the evolutionary process that includes rather than excludes development and ecology, but one which requires some additions to Van Valen's aphorism that evolution is the control of development by ecology.}, author = {Blute, Marion }, citeulike-article-id = {2332225}, journal = {Biological Theory}, keywords = {evolution}, number = {1}, pages = {10--22}, posted-at = {2008-02-05 00:12:02}, priority = {4}, publisher = {MIT Press}, title = {The Evolution of Replication}, volume = {2}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2332225 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2332225 TI - The Evolution of Replication JF - Biological Theory VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 10 EP - 22 PB - MIT Press N2 - If all origins of life or of any new grade, level, or major transition as such begin with ``competitive development''—with juveniles rather than adults, and multiple individuals rather than a single one—then the evolution of progeneration (including offspring production) and of replication always requires an explanation. This article proposes that principles of evolutionary ecology such as density-dependence can be used to explain three kinds of developmental repetitions, viz., sequences of inductive and niche-constructing interactions between the ecological environment and population members, which take place in such a way that the sequence is repeated: (1) individual or somatic repetitions, discussed in Section 1, (2) demographic or progenerative repetitions (including offspring production), discussed in Section 2, and (3) replicative repetitions (including both the individual and the demographic), discussed in Section 3. This results in a statement of the evolutionary process that includes rather than excludes development and ecology, but one which requires some additions to Van Valen's aphorism that evolution is the control of development by ecology. KW - evolution AU - Blute, Marion PY - 2007/// ER -