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Evolutionary Ecology (13629 words) |
 | Essentially human behavioral ecology is equivalent in theoretical perspective to evolutionary ecology (looking at differential selection of phenotypes by natural selection, using predictive modeling to understand behavior) but the former tends to focus on issues like parenting, sociality, and mating. |
| This chapter is important for evolutionary ecology because it questions some of the models evolutionary ecology is based on, which could be especially critical in their application to archaeology. |
| Winterhalder’s discussion is important for evolutionary ecology and historical ecology because it highlights the importance of history for explanation in archaeology, and the benefits of an evolutionary ecology approach. |
| EURING 2007 - Evolutionary Ecology (1672 words) |
| Despite common interest in estimation of such demographic parameters, evolutionary ecologists have often been more critical of these methods than wildlife biologists involved in other areas of research, mostly because the available models did not allow investigators to address what is at the heart of evolutionary ecology. |
| Evolutionary ecology aims to explain biological diversity: studies in this area of research necessarily involve assessment of variation in traits among individuals, including fitness components. |
| The extent of evolutionary responses in a quantitative trait is assumed to be proportional to the force of natural selection and heritability of a trait. |
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