Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development has received less attention. To this end, we bring together literature on the forms and sources of agronomic variability and...
Department of AnthropologySpringerJournal of Archaeological Method & TheoryLaland, K. N., & O'Brien, M. J. (2010). Niche construction theory and archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 17, 303-322.Laland KN, O'Brien MJ (2010) Niche construction theory and archaeo...
Niche construction theory (NCT) is 25 years old (Laland et al.,1996,1999,2001; Odling-Smee et al.,2003; Laland & O’Brien,2010; O’Brien & Laland,2012). While many scholars have been slow to accept the ideas that it envelopes, others have embraced it enthusiastically. Scanning the ...
Operationalizing niche construction theory with stone tools One of the greatest difficulties with evolutionary approaches in the study of stone tools (lithics) has been finding a mechanism for tying culture and biol... R Iovita,DR Braun,MJ Douglass,... - 《Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News &...
theory, which is criticized as being narrowly gene-centric and ignoring the rich complexity and reciprocity of organism-environment interactions. We examine these claims in some detail and show that they do not stand up to scrutiny. We suggest that the manner in which niche construction theory is...
ofAnthropology,UniversityofDurham, SouthRoad,DurhamDH13LE,UK 2 SchoolofAnthropology,UniversityofOxford,51/53BanburyRoad,OxfordOX26PE,UK Nicheconstructionisanendogenouscausalprocessinevolution,reciprocaltothecausalprocessof naturalselection.Itworksbyaddingecologicalinheritance,comprisingtheinheritanceofnatural selection...
has that understanding been turned into a coherent structure that brings together the observations about natural history and an exact dynamical theory. The sobriquet, 'landmark' is casually used to press the virtues of books, but seldom can it be taken seriously, Niche Construction really is a ...
niche constructionWe examine the relationship between niche construction theory (NCT) and human behavioral ecology (HBE), two branches of evolutionary science that are important sources of theory in archeology. We distinguish between formal models of niche construction as an evolutionary process, and ...
Niche-construction theory has since added another contrast to standard evolutionary theory, in that it views niche construction as a cause of evolutionary change rather than simply a product of selection. While offering a new understanding of the coevolution of genes, culture, and human behavior, ...
I present a general theory for the initial domestication of plants and animals that is based on niche construction theory and incorporates several behavior... BD Smith - 《Biological Theory》 被引量: 130发表: 2011年 Niche construction, genetic evolution and cultural change In evolution, adaptation...