How evolution learns to generalise: Using the principles of learning theory to understand the evolution of developmental organisation.

One of the most intriguing questions in evolution is how organisms exhibit suitable phenotypic variation to rapidly adapt in novel selective environments. Such variability is crucial for evolvability, but poorly understood. In particular, how can natural selection favour developmental organisations...

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Main Authors: Kostas Kouvaris, Jeff Clune, Loizos Kounios, Markus Brede, Richard A Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5383015?pdf=render