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Scaling of the extended phenotype: convergent energetics from ...
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mammals that find themselves washed up on islands are known to change aspects of their biology and behavior to adapt to the constraints of their new home. One of the most common
Steve Brusatte • The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
In reality, the concept means that the more favorable a trait is for a particular environment, the higher the chance of that organism living long enough to procreate. Biologist Geerat J. Vermeij describes it as “nonrandom elimination.” Charles Darwin spent decades
Shane Parrish • The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
An organism that wins against it’s environment ends up killing itself.
—Gregory Bateson
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell. -Edward Abbey
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell."
– Edward Abbey
Warm-blooded animals—technically called endotherms—have broken free of this handicap. They produce their own heat—often by packing more energy-producing mitochondria into their cells—and
Steve Brusatte • The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
How can mutations that damage protein function be positively selected in nature?