Evolutionsdenken

Evolutionsdenken

Wenseleers, T., Hart, A. G., & Ratnieks, F. L. W. (2004). When Resistance Is Useless: Policing and the Evolution of Reproductive Acquiescence in Insect Societies. The American Naturalist, 164(6), E154–E167. https://doi.org/10.1086/425223

Wenseleers, T., Hart, A. G., & Ratnieks, F. L. W. (2004). When Resistance Is Useless: Policing and the Evolution of Reproductive Acquiescence in Insect Societies. The American Naturalist, 164(6), E154–E167. https://doi.org/10.1086/425223 Weiterlesen »

Eldakar, O. T., & Wilson, D. S. (2011). Eight criticisms not to make about group selection. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, 65(6), 1523-1526.

Group selection, which was once widely rejected as a significant evolutionary force, is now accepted by all who seriously study the subject. There is still widespread confusion about group selection, however, not only among students and the general public, but among professional evolutionists who do not directly study the subject. We list eight criticisms that are frequently invoked against group selection, which can be permanently laid to rest based upon current knowledge. Experts will always find something to critique about group selection, as for any important subject, but these eight criticisms are not among them. Laying them to rest will enable authors to openly use the term group selection without being handicapped during the review process.

Eldakar, O. T., & Wilson, D. S. (2011). Eight criticisms not to make about group selection. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, 65(6), 1523-1526. Weiterlesen »

EvoKids.de

Das Wissen über Evolution ist für das moderne Weltbild von zentraler Bedeutung. Daher sollten Kinder möglichst früh erfahren, wie sich die verschiedenen Lebensformen auf der Erde entwickelt haben. Aus diesem Grund setzt sich das Projekt „Evokids“ dafür ein, dass das wichtige Thema „Evolution“ nicht – wie bisher – erst in der 10. Klasse, sondern bereits in der Grundschule gelehrt wird.

EvoKids.de Weiterlesen »

The Jena Declaration

To mark the 112th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society in Jena, the Institute for Zoology and Evolutionary Research of Friedrich Schiller University Jena is organising an evening event on the subject of ‘Jena, Haeckel and the question of human races, or racism creates races’.

The joint declaration below provides information on this topic and was approved by the German Zoological Society and the President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, who support the authors in their effort to act against scientific legitimations of racism.

The Jena Declaration Weiterlesen »