Dear Colleagues,
I wanted to let you know about a new paper of mine that was just published on-line in Evolutionary Anthropology on Friday.
Title: Why evolutionary biology needs anthropology: Evaluating core assumptions of the extended evolutionary synthesis
Abstract: Anthropologists have a long history of applying concepts from evolutionary biology to cultural evolution. Evolutionary biologists, however, have been slow to turn to anthropology for insights about evolution. Recently, evolutionary biology has been engaged in a debate over the need to revise evolutionary theory to account for developments made in 60 years since the Modern Synthesis, the standard evolutionary paradigm, was framed. Revision proponents maintain these developments challenge central tenets of standard theory that can only be accounted for in an extended evolutionary synthesis (EES). Anthropology has much to offer to this debate. One important transition in human cultural evolution, the domestication of plants and animals, pro- vides an ideal model system assessing core EES assumptions about directionality, causality, tar- gets of selection, modes of inheritance, and pace of evolution. In so doing, anthropologists contribute to an overarching framework that brings together cultural and biological evolution.
I have posted pdfs of the paper on my page on academia.edu and researchgate.net. I'd also be happy to send you a pdf if you're interested.
Melinda Zeder
Melinda A. Zeder
Senior Scientist, Emeritus
Department of Anthropology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Mailing Address:
45 Gold Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: 703 626-9118
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