Origins of evolutionary transitions

Journal of biosciences

Ellen Clarke1¹ 

[1] All Souls College, 27 High Street, Oxford OX1 4AL, UK$$

关键词: Evolutionary transition;    individuality;    level of selection;   

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来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

An `evolutionary transition in individuality’ or `major transition’ is a transformation in the hierarchical level at which natural selection operates on a population. In this article I give an abstract (i.e. level-neutral and substrate-neutral) articulation of the transition process in order to precisely understand how such processes can happen, especially how they can get started.

【 授权许可】

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