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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Fitness and Individuality in Complex Life Cycles
Contributor:
Herron, Matthew D.
Published:
University of Chicago Press, 2016
Published in:
Philosophy of Science, 83 (2016) 5, Seite 828-834
Language:
English
ISSN:
0031-8248;
1539-767X
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Complex life cycles are common in the eukaryotic world, and they complicate the question of how to define individuality. Using a bottom-up, gene-centric approach, I consider the concept of fitness in the context of complex life cycles. I analyze the fitness effects of an allele (or a trait) on different biological units within a complex life history and how these effects drive evolutionary change within populations. Based on these effects, I attempt to construct a concept of fitness that accurately predicts evolutionary change in the context of complex life cycles.</p>