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It's adaptations all the way down

Abstract

Although antiadaptationist authors encourage us to consider alternatives to adaptationist positions, the alternatives offered do not necessarily relieve us of the burdens of adaptationist explanations. Even if something is an exaptation, it may be derived from an adaptation. If it is a byproduct, it is a byproduct of an adaptation. Even the ELM, the hypothetical exapted learning mechanism, is an evolved learning mechanism, though used outside its natural domain.

Authors

Rutherford MD

Journal

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 526–526

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

January 1, 2002

DOI

10.1017/s0140525x02440095

ISSN

0140-525X

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