Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution

by Marcus W. Feldman, Kevin N. Laland, F. John Odling-Smee

Book Overview

The seemingly innocent observation that the activities of organisms bring about changes in environments is so obvious that it seems an unlikely focus for a new line of thinking about evolution. Yet niche construction--as this process of organism-driven environmental modification is known--has hidden complexities. By transforming biotic and abiotic sources of natural selection in external environments, niche construction generates feedback in evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691044376
• ISBN13: 9780691044378
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 8.4"