Species competition (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 01:33 (3812 days ago) @ dhw

article: Maybe Darwin's presumption that the world may be dominated by competition is wrong."[/i]
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> dhw: Lynn Margulis cracked this myth thirty years ago when she emphasized that cooperation was just as important to evolution as competition. Do these researchers not know of her work? Do they really think they are onto something new? You may remember she was the one who also called for more research on the subject of cellular intelligence, as a result of the studies she had made of bacteria.-You are quite correct, but these folks were looking at algae, and perhaps didn't think of Margulis, since she was controversal. But they have broadened Margulis' findings. And note they were discussing Darwin's emphasis on competition, which he did.