Citation

Contingency and Determinism in Replicated Adaptive Radiations of Island Lizards

Jonathan B. Losos, et al.

Science (1998)

TL;DR

Independent radiations produced similar ecomorphs

Landmark paper demonstrating that Caribbean anole radiations on different islands independently evolved similar sets of ecomorphs, suggesting ecological niches constrain radiation to predictable outcomes.

Central to the book's argument that markets have predictable 'niche geometry' - companies don't invent new niches, they discover and occupy them.

Key Findings from Losos & al. (1998)

  • Independent radiations produced similar ecomorphs
  • Ecological niches constrain radiation outcomes
  • Deterministic element in seemingly contingent evolution

Related Mechanisms for Contingency and Determinism in Replicated Adaptive Radiations of Island Lizards

Related Organisms for Contingency and Determinism in Replicated Adaptive Radiations of Island Lizards