2. The Evidence for Niche Construction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. The Evidence for Niche Construction 36
8. 3. A Theoretical Investigation of the Evolutionary Consequences of Niche Construction 116
9. 4. General Qualitative Characteristics of Niche Construction 167
10. 5. Niche Construction and Ecology 194
11. 6. Human Niche Construction, Learning, and Cultural Processes 239
12. 7. Testing Niche Construction 1: Empirical Methods and Predictions for Evolutionary Biology 282
13. 8. Testing Niche Construction 2: Empirical Methods, Theory, and Predictions for Ecology 305
14. 9. Testing Niche Construction 3: Empirical Methods and Predictions for the Human Sciences 337
15. 10. Extended Evolutionary Theory 370
16. Appendix 1: Model 1a 387
17. Appendix 2: Model 1b 401
18. Appendix 2: Model 1b 404
19. Appendix 3: Model 2 408
20. Appendix 4: Models 3 and 4 411
21. Appendix 5: Model 5 415
22. Glossary of New Terms 419
23. Bibliography (indexed) 421
24. Index 457