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"Exaptation" has slowly been replacing the older term "pre-adaptation", which biologists avoid using because of its teleological implications.
by jonchang 10y ago
"Exaptation" has slowly been replacing the older term "pre-adaptation", which biologists avoid using because of its teleological implications.
- paavokoya 10y agoExaptation is a product of exaptation.. smirks
- dredmorbius 10y agoAntiteleological principles developed in order to avoid teleological justifications.
- claystu 10y agoThere's a really good Stephen J. Gould essay on exaptation titled, "Exaptation - a missing term in the science of form"
- e12e 10y agoFor others that are curious, appears to be on-line here: http://faculty.insead.edu/vibha-gaba/documents/Gould%20%26%20Vrba_Exaptation.pdf http://faculty.insead.edu/vibha-gaba/documents/Gould%20%26%2...