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EVOLUTION DRIVEN BY ORGANISMAL BEHAVIOR - RUI D...

This book proposes a new way to think about evolution. The author carefully brings together
evidence from diverse fields of science. In the process  he bridges the gaps between many
different--and usually seen as conflicting--ideas to present one integrative theory named ONCE
which stands for Organic Nonoptimal Constrained Evolution. The author argues that evolution is
mainly driven by the behavioral choices and persistence of organisms themselves  in a process
in which Darwinian natural selection is mainly a secondary--but still crucial--evolutionary
player. Within ONCE  evolution is therefore generally made of mistakes and mismatches and
trial-and-error situations  and is not a process where organisms engage in an incessant 
suffocating struggle in which they can't thrive if they are not optimally adapted to their
habitats and the external environment. Therefore  this unifying view incorporates a more
comprehensive view of the diversity and complexity of life by stressing that organisms are not
merely passive evolutionary players under the rule of external factors. This insightful and
well-reasoned argument is based on numerous fascinating case studies from a wide range of
organisms  including bacteria  plants  insects and diverse examples from the evolution of our
own species. The book has an appeal to researchers  students  teachers  and those with an
interest in the history and philosophy of science  as well as to the broader public  as it
brings life back into biology by emphasizing that organisms  including humans  are the key
active players in evolution and thus in the future of life on this wonderful planet.

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