Life History Theory and the Industrial Revolution

The most general theory of life history evolution, that of r versus K selection, implies that innovation in the form of plasticity is more likely to be adaptive under poor rather than good resource conditions, the opposite of how Baumard has it. However, this does focus on benefits rather than costs...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2019-01, Vol.42, p.e194-e194, Article e194
1. Verfasser: Blute, Marion
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The most general theory of life history evolution, that of r versus K selection, implies that innovation in the form of plasticity is more likely to be adaptive under poor rather than good resource conditions, the opposite of how Baumard has it. However, this does focus on benefits rather than costs, and including both allows for greater diversity of outcomes.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1900013X