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Niche Construction
How Life Contributes to Its Own Evolution
Book • 2024
John Odling-Smee's "Niche Construction" explores how organisms actively shape their environments, influencing their own evolution and that of other species.
The book challenges traditional evolutionary theory by highlighting the reciprocal relationship between organisms and their surroundings.
Odling-Smee introduces concepts like niche construction and niche destruction, demonstrating how organisms modify selection pressures.
He examines various types of niche construction, including relocation and perturbation, and discusses the implications for understanding adaptation and co-evolution.
The book's central argument is that organisms are not passive recipients of environmental pressures but active agents in their own evolutionary trajectory.
The book challenges traditional evolutionary theory by highlighting the reciprocal relationship between organisms and their surroundings.
Odling-Smee introduces concepts like niche construction and niche destruction, demonstrating how organisms modify selection pressures.
He examines various types of niche construction, including relocation and perturbation, and discusses the implications for understanding adaptation and co-evolution.
The book's central argument is that organisms are not passive recipients of environmental pressures but active agents in their own evolutionary trajectory.
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