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How do you define and measure evolutionary "success"? By what mechanisms is it achieved?
by NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
How do you define and measure evolutionary "success"? By what mechanisms is it achieved?
- thaumasiotes 3y agoFor a cross-species comparison, you'd usually measure evolutionary success in terms of biomass. More is better.
- praptak 3y agoYou don't. It is not even agreed upon that evolution optimizes <<something>>. And even if you agree that evolution is an optimization process, attempts to define its objective function run into problems with tautology and circular definitions once you move beyond simple examples.
- mongol 3y agoIt is described by Dawkins et al.
- lproven 3y agoMore successful == gets to have more surviving offspring. That is the TL;DR. He, she or it that has the most babies, wins.