Facilitated Variation (FV): a random (walk) tour
Synthetic Daisies,
I have always been interested in the interface between complexity theory and evolutionary theory. Particularly, there is a lot…
Fins to limbs and beyond
reaction norm,
Last week I wrote about an important constraint on phenotypic variation—the dependence of chromosomal position on recombination…
Development, intrinsic control, biased evolution and facilitated evolution
Preadaptations,
Awesome articles:Development Puts An End To Evolution Of Endless Forms Quote: ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2008) …
Can Evolution "Learn" From Past Environments?
Greg Laden's Blog,
The paper I'm about to discuss is a minefield of…
Facilitated Variation: How the genetic code hedges its bets on a variable environment
Yann Klimentidis' Weblog,
Haven't had the chance to look very closely at the details, but this paper looks very interesting. Evolution thrives on…