Extended evolution: A conceptual framework for integrating regulatory networks and niche construction

ABSTRACT This paper introduces a conceptual framework for the evolution of complex systems based on the integration of regulatory network and niche construction theories. It is designed to apply equally to cases of biological, social and cultural evolution. Within the conceptual framework we focus especially on the transformation of complex networks through the linked processes of externalization and internalization of causal factors between regulatory networks and their corresponding niches and argue that these are an important part of evolutionary explanations. This conceptual framework extends previous evolutionary models and focuses on several challenges, such as the path‐dependent nature of evolutionary change, the dynamics of evolutionary innovation and the expansion of inheritance systems. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 324B: 565–577, 2015. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

• Publication year

  2015

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  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

• Publication date

  2015-06-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Philosophy, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/jez.b.22631PMID 26097188PMCID 4744698
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