The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play
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The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play is a seminal 1965 book by ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson that conceptualizes evolution as a drama unfolding within the constraints and context of ecological environments.
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book
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non-fiction book → scientific literature → |
| academicDiscipline |
biology
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natural history → |
| addresses |
constraints on natural selection imposed by ecology
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interaction between organisms and environment → role of niches in evolution → spatial and temporal scales of ecological processes → |
| author |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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George Evelyn Hutchinson NERFINISHED → |
| centralMetaphor |
ecological theater
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evolutionary play → |
| conceptualFocus |
evolution as a drama within ecological constraints
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relationship between ecology and evolution → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
evolution as process constrained by ecological context
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| field |
ecology
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evolutionary biology → |
| genre |
scientific monograph
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| hasInfluenceOn |
conceptual integration of ecology and evolution
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later ecological theory → |
| hasNotableStatus |
classic in evolutionary ecology literature
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seminal work in ecology → |
| influencedField |
community ecology
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evolutionary ecology → theoretical ecology → |
| language |
English
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| proposes |
metaphor of play for evolutionary processes
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metaphor of theater for ecological environment → |
| publicationYear |
1965
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| relatedConcept |
adaptation
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community structure → ecological niche → environmental constraints → natural selection → population dynamics → |
| scholarlyReception |
considered foundational for evolutionary ecology
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widely cited in ecological literature → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th century ecology
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modern evolutionary synthesis → |
| usedIn |
courses on evolutionary ecology
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graduate education in ecology → |
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The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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