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Point in evolutionary space where selection always leads
An evolutionary attractor is a point in an evolutionary space where a selection process will always drive trait values towards that point from the region
Evolutionary_attractor
Topics referred to by the same term
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Attractor_(disambiguation)
Change in the heritable traits of populations
of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as genetic drift and natural selection act on genetic
Evolution
Branch of psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in psychology that examines cognition and behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks
Evolutionary_psychology
Chinese scholar
Bifurcation theory, including the Chen attractor, a kind of dynamical system attractor named after him (see Multiscroll attractor). In 1948, Chen Guanrong was born
Chen_Guanrong
Attributes of living species that arose due to coevolution with other now-extinct species
Evolutionary anachronism, also known as "ecological anachronism", is a term initially referring to attributes of certain plant species that possess traits
Evolutionary_anachronism
Application of game theory to evolving populations in biology
Evolutionary game theory (EGT) is the application of game theory to evolving populations in biology. It defines a framework of contests, strategies, and
Evolutionary_game_theory
Attraction on the basis of sexual desire
other visual media, as well as in modeling and other occupations. In evolutionary terms, the ovulatory shift hypothesis posits that female humans exhibit
Sexual_attraction
Scientific concept
Evolutionary mismatch (also "mismatch theory" or "evolutionary trap") is the evolutionary biology concept that an organism's previously advantageous trait
Evolutionary_mismatch
British scientist
Strange Attractor Press. pp. 291–316. ISBN 978-1-907222-43-6. Gallimore AR (2013). "Building Alien Worlds—The Neuropsychological and Evolutionary Implications
Andrew_Gallimore
Evolutionary process
it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly,
Adaptation
Predator at the top of a food chain
management, conservation, and ecotourism. Apex predators have a long evolutionary history, dating at least to the Cambrian period when animals such as
Apex_predator
Family of apes
gibbons in comparison to their close relatives, which is critical for evolutionary development. The very high rate of chromosomal disorder and rearrangements
Gibbon
State of a system after conditions are changed, before it settles into steady state
never returning. Equivalently, fii < 1 where fii = P(return to state i) Attractor Carrying capacity Control theory Dynamical system Ecological footprint
Transient_state
Evolutionary psychology theories
Evolutionary aesthetics refers to evolutionary psychology theories in which the basic aesthetic preferences of Homo sapiens are argued to have evolved
Evolutionary_aesthetics
Aquatic animal phylum having cnidocytes
separate phylum. It is difficult to reconstruct the early stages in the evolutionary "family tree" of animals using only morphology (their shapes and structures)
Cnidaria
Model of multi-species population dynamics
or attractors. Hirsch proved that all of the dynamics of the attractor occur on a manifold of dimension N−1. This essentially says that the attractor cannot
Competitive Lotka–Volterra equations
Competitive_Lotka–Volterra_equations
Behavioral theory
Costly signaling theory in evolutionary psychology refers to uses of costly signaling theory and adaptationism in explanations for psychological traits
Costly signaling theory in evolutionary psychology
Costly_signaling_theory_in_evolutionary_psychology
Concept in biology and psychology
their usual coloration/markings. In 2001, Holen et al., analyzed the evolutionary stability of hosts manipulation through exaggerated signals. Their model
Supernormal_stimulus
System composed of many interacting components
A plot of the Lorenz attractor
Complex_system
2009 non-fiction work by Sharon Moalem
book examines the scientific reasons people are attracted to one another, including the evolutionary underpinnings of sexual attraction, monogamy, and
How_Sex_Works
the late Devonian, Elkinsia, an early seed fern, had evolved seeds. Evolutionary innovation continued throughout the rest of the Phanerozoic eon and still
Evolutionary history of plants
Evolutionary_history_of_plants
Controversy in psychology
Evolutionary psychology seeks to identify and understand human psychological traits that have evolved in much the same way as biological traits, through
Criticism of evolutionary psychology
Criticism_of_evolutionary_psychology
Awareness of internal and external existence
humans but even some non-mammalian species are conscious, a number of evolutionary approaches to the problem of neural correlates of consciousness open
Consciousness
Use of language of goal-directedness in the context of evolutionary adaptation
biology is the use of the language of goal-directedness in accounts of evolutionary adaptation, which some biologists and philosophers of science find problematic
Teleology_in_biology
Family of carnivoran mammals
S2CID 4371413. Berta, A.; Morgan, C.; Boessenecker, R.W. (2018). "The Origin and Evolutionary Biology of Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses". Annual Review
Bear
Strong, positive emotional/mental states
on those feelings, but rather depends only on conscious commitment. Evolutionary psychology has attempted to provide various reasons for love as a survival
Love
Hypothesis that those who grow up together become desensitized to sexual attraction
(21 April 2021). "Westermarck Effect and Imprinting". Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. pp. 8496–8498. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_3618
Westermarck_effect
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
Shimada, Kenshu; Field, Daniel J.; Smaers, Jeroen B. (March 2019). "Evolutionary pathways toward gigantism in sharks and rays". Evolution. 73 (3): 588–599
Shark
Reproductive structure in flowering plants
help disseminate seeds. Sexual reproduction between plants results in evolutionary adaptation, which improves species survival. Plants favour cross-pollination
Flower
Vocalizations produced by females for mating
females, and female non-primates. They are not purposeful, but instead are evolutionary and are spontaneously produced by female primates, including women, to
Female copulatory vocalizations
Female_copulatory_vocalizations
19th-century scientific controversy
laughing-stock of all the continental anatomists." This very public slanging match attracted wide attention, and humorists were quick to take up the opportunity for
Great_Hippocampus_Question
preferences for partners can stem from partner availability, gender roles, and evolutionary mating strategies, and age preferences in sexual partners may vary cross-culturally
Age disparity in sexual relationships
Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships
Foraging behavior
Jessamyn S.; Richardson, Leif (2010-12-01). "Nectar Robbing: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics.
Nectar_robbing
Attraction between people of the same sex or gender
Volker & Paul L. Vasey (2006), Homosexual Behaviour in Animals, An Evolutionary Perspective. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-86446-1
Homosexuality
Sexually provocative material or action
would be considered promiscuous in certain cultures around the world. In evolutionary terms, sexual suggestiveness is a mode from which sexual mates are gained
Sexual_suggestiveness
Comic book crossover
"The Evolutionary War" was a comic book crossover which ran through most of the 1988 annuals published by Marvel Comics. The principal writers included
The_Evolutionary_War
1859 book on evolution by Charles Darwin
naturalist Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. It was published on 24 November 1859. Darwin's book introduced
On_the_Origin_of_Species
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
Churchill, Morgan; Boessenecker, Robert W. (30 May 2018). "The Origin and Evolutionary Biology of Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses". Annual Review
Pinniped
Order of insects
of description (1.7 to 2.1 million). This immense diversity led the evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane to quip, when some theologians asked him what
Beetle
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kai Zen) is a Star Child, a species genetically engineered by the High Evolutionary. Phyla met the Guardians of the Galaxy and escaped her imprisonment,
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
Theory in evolutionary biology
In evolutionary biology, punctuated equilibrium (also called punctuated equilibria) is a theory that proposes that once a species appears in the fossil
Punctuated_equilibrium
Species of cat native to Africa and Asia
leopard (Panthera pardus) and its extinct Eurasian populations". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 18 (1): 156. Bibcode:2018BMCEE..18..156P. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1268-0
Leopard
Desirable qualities in partners
a romantic or sexual partner. Research across many domains, such as evolutionary biology, psychology, and anthropology, shows that humans display both
Mate_choice_in_humans
Sex-specific adaptations
cost to produce or maintain, suggesting complex evolutionary implications, but the costs and evolutionary implications vary from species to species. The
Sexual_dimorphism
Causal relationship in philosophy
the behavior of its components. The emergent phenomenon then forms an attractor for neighboring components that are not yet involved in the interaction
Downward_causation
Body-covering structure of birds
integumentary structures found in vertebrates and an example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They are among the characteristics that distinguish the extant
Feather
generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organization
Timeline_of_life
Largest species of toothed whale
extensive lateral bending and facilitate more dorso-ventral bending. These evolutionary modifications make the spine more flexible but weaker than the spines
Sperm_whale
Desire to treat cute things aggressively
vulnerability which adults are receptive to. Psychoanalyst John Bowlby in his Evolutionary Theory of Attachment suggests that babies are pre-programmed to elicit
Cute_aggression
Drug use vs. human evolutionary fitness
Evolutionary models of drug use seek to explain human drug usage from the perspective of evolutionary fitness. Plants, for instance, may provide fitness
Evolutionary models of human drug use
Evolutionary_models_of_human_drug_use
Burrowing mammal native to Africa
simultaneous analysis of genomic, morphological, and fossil evidence". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 224. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..224S. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-224
Aardvark
Life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism
moral codes from a philosophy of utilitarianism, ethical naturalism, or evolutionary ethics, and some advocate a science of morality. Humanists International
Secular_humanism
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from
Charles_Darwin
Group of troglofauna
adaptations, such insects are significant in many senses, ecological, evolutionary, and physiological. A cave is an unusually well-defined ecological habitat
Cave_insect
American evolutionary psychologist (born 1953)
David Michael Buss (born April 14, 1953) is an American evolutionary psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin, researching human sex differences
David_Buss
Two or more species influencing each other's evolution
evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution. Charles Darwin mentioned evolutionary interactions between flowering plants and insects in On the Origin of
Coevolution
Wild cat species native to the Americas
research on felids remains partial, and much of what is known about their evolutionary history is based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. Significant confidence
Cougar
Class of ectothermic tetrapods
Carboniferous/Early Permian origin for extant amphibians. The origins and evolutionary relationships between the three main groups of amphibians is a matter
Amphibian
Feature of systems that defy description
cause of complex behaviour. Recent developments in artificial life, evolutionary computation and genetic algorithms have led to an increasing emphasis
Complexity
Extinct clade of armored dinosaurs
small, low-slung, running animals protected by armored scutes. An early evolutionary innovation was the development of spikes as defensive weapons. Later
Stegosauria
American UFO religion (1974–1997)
they would ascend to heaven, referred to as the "Next Level" or "The Evolutionary Level Above Human". The death of Nettles from cancer in 1985 challenged
Heaven's Gate (religious group)
Heaven's_Gate_(religious_group)
British science-fiction author (born 1957)
of advanced theories and ideas, such as the true nature of the Great Attractor, naked singularities and the great battle between baryonic and dark matter
Stephen_Baxter_(author)
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
golden-skinned Sovereign race, one of the races created by the High Evolutionary. She hires the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect Anulax Batteries from
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
Common name for beetles that eat flour
ISSN 0307-6946. Dawson, Peter S. (1977). "Life History Strategy and Evolutionary History of Tribolium Flour Beetles". Evolution. 31 (1): 226–229. doi:10
Flour_beetle
Neuroscientific approaches purposed under the scope of applied aesthetics
and evolutionary biologists alike have accumulated evidence suggesting that human interest in, and creation of, art evolved as an evolutionarily necessary
Neuroesthetics
New World vulture
grayish-black head and neck, and a short, hooked beak. These features are all evolutionary adaptations to life as a scavenger; their black plumage stays visibly
Black_vulture
Publication ranking national happiness based on respondent ratings of their lives
happiness in human evolution through rewarding behaviors that increase evolutionary success and beneficial to survival. Chapter 5, Restoring Virtue Ethics
World_Happiness_Report
Subfield of biomusicology
Evolutionary musicology is a subfield of biomusicology that grounds the cognitive mechanisms of music appreciation and music creation in evolutionary
Evolutionary_musicology
the evolutionary origins of social instincts in humans. Modern evolutionary psychology, however, is possible only because of advances in evolutionary theory
Theoretical foundations of evolutionary psychology
Theoretical_foundations_of_evolutionary_psychology
Hypothesis on normative mate selection
Koinophilia is an evolutionary hypothesis proposing that during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant
Koinophilia
Basic unit of taxonomic classification, below genus
fixed and distinct from one another, there would be no problem, but evolutionary processes cause species to change. This obliges taxonomists to decide
Species
Passerine bird in the Australasian wren family
forests appear to be less favourable habitats, while birds appear to be attracted to disturbed areas after logging. Fire also results in populations disappearing
Red-winged_fairywren
Social scientist
world transformation. They are hopeful for a better future as a "strange attractor". Most believe they are pragmatists in this world, even as they imagine
Futurist
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
that has a common ancestor from about 10 to 15 million years ago. The evolutionary radiation of the Felidae began in Asia during the Miocene around 8.38 to 14
Cat
happiness and the pursuit of instant pleasure, the program explores the evolutionary role of happiness, and asks what happens in the brain, and possibly in
List of The Nature of Things episodes
List_of_The_Nature_of_Things_episodes
the pre-cell scenario is shown in the adjacent figure, where important evolutionary improvements are indicated by numbers. Wet-dry cycles at geothermal springs
History_of_life
サクヤモン進化) December 30, 2001 (2001-12-30) March 30, 2002 40 "Janyu's Ark" ("Evolutionary Radiance: Shining Evolution") Transliteration: "Shinka no Kagayaki, Shainingu
List of Digimon episodes and films
List_of_Digimon_episodes_and_films
Phylum of segmented worms
research since 1997 has radically changed scientists' views about the evolutionary family tree of the annelids, most textbooks use the traditional classification
Annelid
Biological interaction
spines and chemicals. Sometimes predator and prey find themselves in an evolutionary arms race, a cycle of adaptations and counter-adaptations. Predation
Predation
Branch of literary criticism
traditionally considered as evolutionary biology: evolutionary psychology, evolutionary anthropology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary developmental psychology
Darwinian_literary_studies
Manipulation of an organism's genome
groups the night before the tests occurred: "The world's first trial site attracted the world's first field trasher". The first field trials of genetically
Genetic_engineering
Metaphor used to visualize the processes of evolution
An evolutionary landscape is a metaphor or a construct used to think about and visualize the processes of evolution (e.g. natural selection and genetic
Evolutionary_landscape
Supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics
merging sorcery and technology to defend the Roma people. His exploits attracted the attention of the dean of Empire State University, who offered him
Doctor_Doom
Human sexual psychology relating to the anatomical posterior
contain more adipose tissue than in males, especially after puberty. Evolutionary psychologists suggest that rounded buttocks may have evolved as a desirable
Cultural history of the buttocks
Cultural_history_of_the_buttocks
American ethnobotanist, lecturer, and writer (1946–2000)
the universe, in relation to novelty theory, as having a teleological attractor at the end of time, which increases interconnectedness and would eventually
Terence_McKenna
Suborder of terrestrial isopods
behaviours for living on land. Woodlice are widely studied in the contexts of evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology, and nutrient cycling. They are popular
Woodlouse
Social interaction aiming at inflicting harm or unpleasantness
profound differences in the extent of acceptance of a biological or evolutionary basis for human aggression. Aggression can involve violence that may
Aggression
Species of anglerfish
William B. Ludt; Hsuan-Ching Ho; Prosanta Chakrabarty (2015). "Examining evolutionary relationships and shifts in depth preferences in batfishes (Lophiiformes:
Red-lipped_batfish
Hierarchical level in biological classification
clade—occupies in a hierarchical system of classification, which is based on evolutionary relationships. Some authors prefer to use the term nomenclatural rank
Taxonomic_rank
Species of hyena
evolution in spotted hyena and primate intelligence. A study done by evolutionary anthropologists demonstrated that spotted hyenas outperform chimpanzees
Spotted_hyena
elementary particles Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002): American paleontologist, Evolutionary biologist, science historian and popularizer; called himself a "Jewish
List_of_agnostics
Presence of cells originating from another individual
(October 2015). "Fetal microchimerism and maternal health: a review and evolutionary analysis of cooperation and conflict beyond the womb". BioEssays. 37
Microchimerism
Use of displays by organisms to signal for selective advantage
plants to signal their presence for some evolutionary reason. Such signalling may be honest, used to attract other organisms, as when flowers use bright
Advertising_in_biology
Fish that can generate electric fields
Marcusenius macrolepidotus in this way. This has driven the prey, in an evolutionary arms race, to develop more complex or higher frequency signals that are
Electric_fish
System property to handle growing work
Artificial neural network Evolutionary computation Genetic algorithms Genetic programming Artificial life Machine learning Evolutionary developmental biology
Scalability
Love focused on feelings
love, eros (ancient Greek concept) and eros/mania (love styles). The evolutionary anthropologists Bode & Kushnick undertook a comprehensive review of romantic
Romance
Electric current produced in living cells
perception and misperception: Internal models for decision-making shaped by evolutionary experience". BioEssays. 38 (9): 845–849. doi:10.1002/bies.201600090.
Developmental_bioelectricity
psychologist and educator. His interests focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory. Hall was the first president of the American Psychological Association
List of atheists (miscellaneous)
List_of_atheists_(miscellaneous)
Psychological concept
sexual infidelity. The concept is studied in the field of evolutionary psychology. Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that there is a gender difference
Sexual_jealousy
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