Allopatric Speciation, Alloneossic Taxonation
Allopatric speciation & sympatric speciation examine mating barriers and geographic location; alloneossic taxonation adds in adaptation and niche shift.
Biology
Nature vs Nurture
The Limits of Evolutionary Pressure
Industrial melanism illustrates evolutionary pressure/selection pressure. But in punctuated equilibria and large evolution, selection pressure won’t work.
Microevolution, Macroevolution, Small Evolution, Large Evolution
Punctuated equilibria makes a case for shifting from microevolution & macroevolution, to ‘small evolution’ & ‘large evolution.’
Language as Phenotype: Speculative Etymology
A bit of speculative etymology demonstrating language as phenotype. It all starts at birth. Literally…
Punctuated Equilibria: The Improbability Drive
Somewhere between the New Synthesis and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, the theory of Punctuated Equilibria appeared, but it needs an Improbability Drive.
The Deadliest Animal vs the Best Predator
What is the deadliest animal in America? And is the best predator the deadliest animal, or the most beneficial?
Character Displacement, Language Replacement
Character displacement in biology is similar to language replacement in linguisitics: languages compete, evolve, and even go extinct.
Biological Evolution & Language Evolution
Language evolution can resemble biological evolution. This is an example of how biology can provide insights about innovation in non-biochemical systems.
The Struggle for Existence: The Lovely Deathscape
Nature is beautiful, but it’s really a lovely deathscape: the struggle for existence is everywhere, and only the trees die of old age.
The First Law of Biology: Malthusian Superfecundity
The first law of biology is Malthusian superfecundity: All species produce more offspring than can survive. Humanity is not exempt.