How much can we know about the causes of evolutionary trends?

被引：15

作者：

Turner, Derek D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Connecticut Coll, Dept Philosophy, New London, CT 06320 USA

来源：

BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY | 2009年 / 24卷 / 03期

关键词：

Cope's rule; Macroevolution; Paleobiology; Trends; Underdetermination; BODY-SIZE EVOLUTION; COPES RULE; HISTORICAL SCIENCE; NATURAL-SELECTION; MACROEVOLUTION; COMPLEXITY; UNDERDETERMINATION; PALEOBIOLOGY; KIND;

D O I：

10.1007/s10539-008-9139-5

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

One of the first questions that paleontologists ask when they identify a large-scale trend in the fossil record (e.g., size increase, complexity increase) is whether it is passive or driven. In this article, I explore two questions about driven trends: (1) what is the underlying cause or source of the directional bias? and (2) has the strength of the directional bias changed over time? I identify two underdetermination problems that prevent scientists from giving complete answers to these two questions.

引用

页码：341 / 357

页数：17

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