https://emsenn.net/tags/evolutionary-theory/ Recent content in Evolutionary-Theory on emsenn.net Hugo en Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/texts/niche-construction-reference/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://emsenn.net/library/domains/science/domains/biology/texts/niche-construction-reference/ <h2 id="assumed-audience"><a href="#assumed-audience" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Assumed audience </h2> <p>Someone familiar with basic evolutionary biology and ecology who wants the specific theoretical details, quantitative empirical evidence, and current status of niche construction theory.</p> <hr> <h2 id="1-theoretical-framework"><a href="#1-theoretical-framework" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>1. Theoretical Framework </h2> <h3 id="origins-and-key-texts"><a href="#origins-and-key-texts" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section">¶</a>Origins and key texts </h3> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Lewontin&rsquo;s formulation (1983):</strong> Richard Lewontin, in &ldquo;Gene, Organism, and Environment&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Organism as the Subject and Object of Evolution,&rdquo; argued that organisms do not merely adapt to pre-existing environments but actively construct them. He proposed replacing the standard equation dO/dt = f(O, E) with a coupled pair: dO/dt = f(O, E) and dE/dt = g(O, E) &ndash; organisms and environments co-determine each other. This was a philosophical reframing, not yet a formal theory.</p>