What is it?Implications for evolutionary theory Philosophical implications Implications for other fields Resources Research Perspectives

Resources Research perspectives

The niche construction perspective Operational definition of niche construction Types of niche construction The history of niche construction research Related concepts

Implications for evolutionary theory

What’s new about niche construction theory?Evolutionary significance of niche construction Evolutionary models of niche construction Niche construction theory and the EES Why is niche construction contentious?

Philosophical implications

Multiple routes to adaptation Causal Interdependencies The evolutionary significance of proximate causes The agency of organisms Moving away from misleading metaphors

Implications for other fields

Niche construction in ecology Niche construction in the human sciences Niche construction in developmental biology Niche construction in medicine Niche construction and conservation biology

What is niche construction theory?

The process by which organisms alter environmental states

The niche construction perspective

Operational definition of niche construction

Types of niche construction

The history of niche construction research

Related concepts

Research perspectives

Defining niche construction

Aeon. Organisms are not passive

Deconstructing niche construction: A TVOL conversation between Gordon Burghardt and Kevin Laland

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