Re:Evolution selects for 'loners' in slime molds
by sundbry on Sunday March 22, 2020 @05:41PM
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Why not? The thesis is that non-conformance is a viable evolutionary strategy (if not usually the dominant one). It doesn't matter what particular species you are talking about. Obviously there are degrees of non-conformamce that would also be evolutionary dead ends or otherwise destructive.
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Re:Evolution selects for 'loners' in slime molds
by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday March 22, 2020 @05:46PM
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I think it would be worthwhile to be more precise in your summary: Some level of non-conformance among a group engaged in highly conformant behavior is a viable evolutionary strategy for the population as a whole, but may require coordination with the population to modulate the level of non-conformance.