SELECTION (Natural)
Charles François (2004). SELECTION (Natural), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2957.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2957 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
This widely debated concept is thus commented by P. CORNING: “… in fact, natural selection is an ”umbrella“ category that refers to whatever functionally-significant factors, (as distinct from, say, stochastic or teleological influences) are responsible in a given context for causing the differential survival of genes, genic ”interaction systems“ (in SEWALL WRIGHT terms), genomes, groups , populations and species” (1998b, p.3).