…organisms better or worse at evolving new solutions, investigate which mechanisms underlie adaptive change, and predict what signatures of plasticity-led adaptation could look like in real organisms.   It is…

…speaker talks are available on the films page). Renee Duckworth (The University of Arizona) opened the conference with an engaging talk on dynamic stability and robustness of ecological systems. She…

…example, one set of lineages were specifically selected for larger or smaller eyespots, while in another experiment lineages were selected for specific types of eyespot color combinations (more gold or…

…narrative” is lame. This is science, not Literary Criticism 101. Some claims of evo-devo raise questions about causation that demand answers.   Myth Reality 3. Microevolutionary theory based on gene-frequency…

…organism has one trait rather than another, often in terms of natural selection.” Put simply, proximate causes answer “how” questions, while ultimate causes answer “why” questions.   It was Ernst…

…The KLI is an institute for the advanced study of natural complex systems. It does not offer permanent positions, but operates on the basis of fellowships. However, since the institute…

…range from simple information (the location of a particularly good food source, for example) to more complex hunting skills. Individuals can alter the rate at which unskilled individuals learn through…

…emergence of more complex, hierarchically organized systems. The focus of the Synergism Hypothesis is on the favorable selection of synergistic “wholes” and the combinations of genes that direct the production…