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An introduction to niche construction theory
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dc.contributor.author | Laland, Kevin Neville | |
dc.contributor.author | Matthews, Blake | |
dc.contributor.author | Feldman, Marcus W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-04T12:10:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-04T12:10:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Laland , K N , Matthews , B & Feldman , M W 2016 , ' An introduction to niche construction theory ' , Evolutionary Ecology , vol. 30 , no. 2 , pp. 191-202 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-016-9821-z | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-7653 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 240600842 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: f11880a7-a1e6-4333-9971-9714ea0d8597 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 84957589842 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2457-0900/work/60630423 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000372753400001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8129 | |
dc.description.abstract | Niche construction refers to the modification of selective environments by organisms. Theoretical and empirical studies of niche construction are increasing in importance as foci in evolutionary ecology. This special edition presents theoretical and empirical research that illustrates the significance of niche construction to the field. Here we set the scene for the following papers by (1) discussing the history of niche construction research, (2) providing clear definitions that distinguish niche construction from related concepts such as ecosystem engineering and the extended phenotype, (3) providing a brief summary of the findings of niche construction research, (4) discussing the contribution of niche construction and ecological inheritance to (a) expanded notions of inheritance, and (b) the extended evolutionary synthesis, and (5) briefly touching on some of the issues that underlie the controversies over niche construction. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Evolutionary Ecology | en |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2016. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. | en |
dc.subject | Niche construction | en |
dc.subject | Niche construction theory | en |
dc.subject | Ecological inheritance | en |
dc.subject | Ecosystem engineering | en |
dc.subject | Cultural niche construction | en |
dc.subject | GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | GF | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | An introduction to niche construction theory | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Biological Diversity | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-016-9821-z | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | en |
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