Convergent Evolution¶
McGhee, G. R. (2011). Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful. MIT Press.
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Primes¶
- Multi Path Convergence
- In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution has distinct lineages arrive at similar solutions — eyes evolved independently dozens of times; wings in birds, bats, and insects; streamlined bodies in fish, dolphins, and ichthyosaurs — with the destination set by physics and niche and the path contingent.
This sourceDocuments the independent evolution of similar solutions (eyes, wings in birds/bats/insects, streamlined bodies in fish/dolphins/ichthyosaurs) across unrelated lineages, with the destination set by physics and niche.
- In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution has distinct lineages arrive at similar solutions — eyes evolved independently dozens of times; wings in birds, bats, and insects; streamlined bodies in fish, dolphins, and ichthyosaurs — with the destination set by physics and niche and the path contingent.
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