The aim of establishing such linkages is to facilitate work on fundamental questions at the intersection of evolutionary and developmental biology, including the discovery of candidate genes underlying observed evolutionary changes, analyses of genetically correlated traits, and discovering evolutionary transitions that mirror the phenotypic effects of gene mutations.
Sections 2, 3 and 4 then go on to explore critically the three main branches of inquiry at the intersection of morality and evolutionary biology: Descriptive Evolutionary Ethics, Prescriptive Evolutionary Ethics, and Evolutionary Metaethics.
Moreover, the intersection of evolutionary biology and biomedicine is fascinating in its own right.
Changes in the AP biology course and the MCATs will drive student expectations for thorough coverage of evolutionary biology, and the intersection between evolution and medicine provides engaging and informative examples of key evolutionary concepts.
Studies of the indoor biome are situated at the intersection of evolutionary ecology, anthropology, architecture, and human ecology and are well suited for citizen science projects, public outreach, and large-scale international collaborations.
We describe the scientific enterprise at the intersection of evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics — a field that could be termed Evolutionary Behavioral Genetics — and how modern genetic data is revolutionizing our ability to test questions in this field.
In The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything, Gordy Slack, a science writer specializing in evolutionary biology and the intersection of science and religion, usefully delves into this territory.
Some of these conceptual questions lie directly at the intersection of evolutionary and agricultural studies (Hancock 2005; Ross-Ibarra et al. 2007; Purugganan and Fuller 2009).
Other papers have explored research synergies at the intersection of evolutionary and breeding/functional studies for other traits, including developmental processes such as flowering time and plant architecture (e.g. Alonso-Blanco et al. 2009), however drought responses have been comparatively underexplored (although see Nevo and Chen 2010).
This new field, which arises from the intersections of evolutionary biology, clinical medicine, and experimental biomedical disciplines, is now known as evolutionary medicine.
This would be a significant result, and it is only the beginning of the intriguing questions that arise at the intersection of morality and evolutionary biology.
