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Hierarchy Theory, Selection, and Sorting

Author(s) -

Bruce S. Lieberman,

Elisabeth S. Vrba

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

bioscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.761

H-Index - 209

eISSN - 1525-3244

pISSN - 0006-3568

DOI - 10.2307/1312719

Subject(s) - hierarchy , sorting , selection (genetic algorithm) , perspective (graphical) , library science , genealogy , sociology , biology , evolutionary biology , computer science , artificial intelligence , history , political science , algorithm , law

he hierarchical structure of nature has seldom been prominently emphasized in evolutionary theory, although it has been recognized by a broad range of evolutionary biologists (e.g., Dobzhansky 1937, Eldredge 1985, Mayr 1963). Its marginal role may be partly due to what is perceived as a paucity of examples and to the difficulty in formulating tests to analyze hierarchical structure. In this article, we discuss how a phylogenetic perspective can be used as a technique to study the hierarchical structure of nature. We analyze how sorting and selection act at levels in addition to those of classic organismic natural selection. Various fields of biology have produced empirical and conceptual advances supporting the need to

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