Development: Evolutionary ecology's midwife

作者:Panchanathan Karthik*; Frankenhuis Willem E; Barrett H Clark
来源:Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2010, 33(2-3): 105-+.
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1000021X

摘要

We agree with Henrich et al. that documenting cultural universality and variability provides an indispensable window into human nature. We want to stress the mediating role development plays between evolution and culture. Moving beyond the mere documentation of universality or variability, developmental approaches can provide mechanistic explanations, linking ecology to phenotype. Combining phylogeny and adaptationism, evolutionary approaches can explain the properties of developmental systems.

  • 出版日期2010-6