Evolvability: A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?
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Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.Evolvability—the capability of organisms to evolve—wasn’t recognized as a fundamental concept in evolutionary theory until 1990. Though there is still some debate as to whether it represents a truly new concept, the essays in this volume emphasize its value in enabling new research programs and facilitating communication among the major disciplines in evolutionary biology. The contributors, many of whom were instrumental in the development of the concept of evolvability, synthesize what we have learned about it over the past thirty years. They focus on the historical and philosophical contexts that influenced the emergence of the concept and suggest ways to develop a common language and theory to drive further evolvability research. The essays, drawn from a workshop on evolvability hosted in 2019–2020 by the Center of Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, in Oslo, provide scientific and historical background on evolvability. The contributors represent different disciplines of evolutionary biology, including quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology and macroevolution, as well as the philosophy of science. This pl[urality of approaches allows researchers in disciplines as diverse as developmental biology, molecular biology, and systems biology to communicate with those working in mainstream evolutionary biology. The contributors also discuss key questions at the forefront of research on evolvability.Contributors:J. David Aponte, W. Scott Armbruster, Geir H. Bolstad, Salomé Bourg, Ingo Brigandt, Anne Calof, James M. Cheverud, Josselin Clo, Frietson Galis, Mark Grabowski, Rebecca Green, Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Thomas F. Hansen, Agnes Holstad, David Houle, David Jablonski, Arthur Lander, Arnaud LeRouzic, Alan C. Love, Ralph Marcucio, Michael B. Morrissey, Laura Nuño de la Rosa, Øystein H. Opedal, Mihaela Pavličev, Christophe Pélabon, Jane M. Reid, Heather Richbourg, Jacqueline L. Sztepanacz, Masahito Tsuboi, Cristina Villegas, Marta Vidal-García, Kjetil L. Voje, Andreas Wagner, Günter P. Wagner, Nathan M. Young
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Weight | 0.63 kg |
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Dimensions | 2.65 × 17.78 × 25.4 cm |
PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
by | Christophe Pélabon, David Houle, Mihaela Pavlicev, Thomas F. Hansen |
Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 406 |
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Year Published | 2023-6-27 |
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ISBN 10 | 0262545624 |
About The Author | Thomas Hansen is Professor of Biology at the University of Oslo. David Houle is Professor of Biology at Florida State University. Mihaela Pavličev is Professor of Theoretical Evolutionary Biology at the University of Vienna. Christophe Pélabon is Professor of Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. |
Table Of Content | Series Foreword ixGerd B. Muller, Thomas Pradeu, and Katrin Schafer1 Introduction: Evolvability 1Thomas F. Hansen, Christophe Pelabon, David Houle, and Mihaela Pavlicev2 A History of Evolvability: Reconstructing and Explaining the Origination of Research AgendaLaura Nuno de la Rosa 113 Conceputal Roles of Evolvability across Evolutionary Biology: Between Diversity and Unification 35Cristina Villegas, Alan C. Love, Laura Nuno de la Rosa, Ingo Brigandt, and Gunter P. Wagner4 Evolvability as a Disposition: Philosophical Distinctions, Scientific Implications 55Ingo Brigandt, Cristina Villegas, Alan C. Love, and Laura Nuno de la Rosa5 Variation, Inheritance, and Evolution: A Primer on Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics 73Thomas F. Hansen6 Measuring Evolvability 101David Houle and Chrisophe Pelabon7 The Evolution of Evolvability 121Thomas F. Hansen and Gunter P. Wagner8 The Genotype-Phenotype Map Structure and Its Role in Evolvability 147Mihaela Pavlicev, Salome Bourg, and Arnaud Le Rouzic9 The Developmental Basis for Evolvability 171Benedikt Hallgrimsson, J. David Aponte, Marta Vidal-Garcia, Heather Richbourg, Rebecca Green, Nathan M. Young, James M. Cheverud, Anne L. Calof, Arthur D. Lander, and Ralph S. Marcucio10 Models of Contingent Evolvability Suggest Dynamical Instabilities in Body Shape Evolution 199Gunter P. Wagner11 Mutational Robustness and Evolvability 221Andreas Wagner12 Evolvability, Sexual Selection, and Mating Strategies 239Jacqueline L. Sztepanacz, Josselin Clo, and Oystein H. Opedal 13 Can We Explain Variation in Evolvability on Ecological Timescales? 267Christophe Pelabon, Michael B. Morrissey, Jane M. Reid, and Jacqueline L. Sztepanacz14 Does Lack of Evolvability Constrain Adaptation? If So, on What Timescales? 289Kjetil L. Voje, Mark Grabowski, Agnes Holstad, Arthur Porto, Masahito Tsuboi, and Geir H. Bolstad 15 Evolvability of Flowers: Macroevolutionary Indicators of Adaptive Paths of Least Resistance 307W. Scott Armbruster16 Evolvability of Body Plans: On Phylotpic Stages, Developmental Modularity, and an Ancient Metazoan Constraints 329Frietson Galis17 Evolvability and Macroevolution 351David Jablonski18 Conclusion: Is Evolvability a New and Unifying Concept? 373David Houle, Christophe Pelabon, Mihaela Pavlicev, and Thomas F. HansenContributors 389Index 391 |
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