Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science |
Editors | Viviana Weekes-Shackelford, Todd K. Shackelford, Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 1914-1 |
Pages | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319169996 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2016 |
Abstract
A theory based on biological evolution that explains variations in organisms’ developmental and reproductive strategies in the context of environment pressures and available resources.
The core premises of Darwinian evolution are survival and reproduction (Darwin 1859); and biological organisms need energy to achieve these goals. All life requires capturing and allocating energy; however, this energy is limited and comes at a cost – organisms cannot expend unlimited resources, maximizing all life domains simultaneously. Organisms must live within their restricted energy budgets, mandating tradeoffs to ensure they do not allocate more resources to a particular domain than are available. Selection favors strategies for allocating resources on the basis that they result in the greatest evolutionary fitness for the organism, respective of their environmental
The core premises of Darwinian evolution are survival and reproduction (Darwin 1859); and biological organisms need energy to achieve these goals. All life requires capturing and allocating energy; however, this energy is limited and comes at a cost – organisms cannot expend unlimited resources, maximizing all life domains simultaneously. Organisms must live within their restricted energy budgets, mandating tradeoffs to ensure they do not allocate more resources to a particular domain than are available. Selection favors strategies for allocating resources on the basis that they result in the greatest evolutionary fitness for the organism, respective of their environmental
Publication series
Name | Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science |
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