Evolution by habit: Peirce, Lamarck, and teleology in biology
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 25. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00406-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn our paper, we analyse the relationship of the evolutionary philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce to Lamarckian natural philosophy and link it to concepts of teleology, focusing especially on Aristotelian and Peircean conceptions of the final cause. Peirce commented on evolution in many of his writings, especially in 1891-1893 in essays such as 'Evolutionary Love' (1893) or 'Man's Glassy Essence' (1892). After introducing the three types of evolution distinguished by Peirce, we compare Peirce's and Lamarck's views on evolution, habi...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 24, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jana Švorcová Ľudmila Lacková Eli ška Fulínová Source Type: research
Evolution by habit: Peirce, Lamarck, and teleology in biology
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 25. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00406-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn our paper, we analyse the relationship of the evolutionary philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce to Lamarckian natural philosophy and link it to concepts of teleology, focusing especially on Aristotelian and Peircean conceptions of the final cause. Peirce commented on evolution in many of his writings, especially in 1891-1893 in essays such as 'Evolutionary Love' (1893) or 'Man's Glassy Essence' (1892). After introducing the three types of evolution distinguished by Peirce, we compare Peirce's and Lamarck's views on evolution, habi...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 24, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jana Švorcová Ľudmila Lacková Eli ška Fulínová Source Type: research
Myths of past biases and progress in biology
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 23. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00403-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTwo ideas are popular among biologists. The first idea is concerned with the biased nature of biology, especially the idea that biologists have overemphasized the importance of competition in the past. The second idea is concerned with progress in correcting for biases, namely, that the biased nature of biology decreases with time. To test these ideas, data on the popularity of interaction topics, such as competition, predation, and mutualism, was collected from articles published in biology journals. Research biases should be visibl...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 23, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Jani Raerinne Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
A biosemiotic interpretation of certain genital morphological structures in the spiders Dysdera erythrina and Dysdera crocata (Araneae: Dysderidae)
Theory Biosci. 2023 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00404-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA biosemiotic approach to the interpretation of morphological data is apt to highlight morphological traits that have hitherto gone unnoticed for their crucial roles in intraspecific sign interpretation and communication processes. Examples of such traits include specific genital structures found in the haplogyne spiders Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer 1802) and Dysdera crocata (Koch 1838). In both D. erythrina and D. crocata, the distal sclerite of the male bulb and the anterior diverticulum of the female endogyne exhibit a striking, ...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - September 13, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Joachim Schult Onno Preik Stefan Kirschner Frank Friedrich Source Type: research
MLACNN: an attention mechanism-based CNN architecture for predicting genome-wide DNA methylation
Theory Biosci. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00402-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMethylation is an important epigenetic regulation of methylation genes that plays a crucial role in regulating biological processes. While traditional methods for detecting methylation in biological experiments are constantly improving, the development of artificial intelligence has led to the emergence of deep learning and machine learning methods as a new trend. However, traditional machine learning-based methods rely heavily on manual feature extraction, and most deep learning methods for studying methylation extract fewer feature...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - August 30, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: JianGuo Bai Hai Yang ChangDe Wu Source Type: research
MLACNN: an attention mechanism-based CNN architecture for predicting genome-wide DNA methylation
Theory Biosci. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00402-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMethylation is an important epigenetic regulation of methylation genes that plays a crucial role in regulating biological processes. While traditional methods for detecting methylation in biological experiments are constantly improving, the development of artificial intelligence has led to the emergence of deep learning and machine learning methods as a new trend. However, traditional machine learning-based methods rely heavily on manual feature extraction, and most deep learning methods for studying methylation extract fewer feature...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - August 30, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: JianGuo Bai Hai Yang ChangDe Wu Source Type: research
MLACNN: an attention mechanism-based CNN architecture for predicting genome-wide DNA methylation
Theory Biosci. 2023 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s12064-023-00402-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMethylation is an important epigenetic regulation of methylation genes that plays a crucial role in regulating biological processes. While traditional methods for detecting methylation in biological experiments are constantly improving, the development of artificial intelligence has led to the emergence of deep learning and machine learning methods as a new trend. However, traditional machine learning-based methods rely heavily on manual feature extraction, and most deep learning methods for studying methylation extract fewer feature...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - August 30, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: JianGuo Bai Hai Yang ChangDe Wu Source Type: research
