Evolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory
Thomas E. Dickins, Benjamin J.A. Dickins
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Thomas E. Dickins is professor of behavioural science at Middlesex University. He has a background in psychology, history and philosophy of science, evolutionary psychology and ecology. His interests fall within behavioural biology and include work on theoretical aspects of evolutionary theory and its application. Most recently this has included addressing current calls for an Extended Evolutionary Synthesis and developing arguments in support a version of the Modern Synthesis in evolutionary biology. Aside from theoretical work, Tom is pursuing a long term study of Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) at a number of field sites in the south of England as well as various studies on human behaviour.Benjamin J.A. Dickins is a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Ben is interested in genome evolution and in the process of adaptation. He has used a range of sequencing and bioinformatic approaches to address problems with bacteriophages and dinoflagellates as contrasting model systems in his laboratory. His doctoral training (at the Babraham Institute, UK) provided a detailed knowledge of molecular biology/genetics in the context of understanding the physiological consequences of genomic imprinting. His postdoctoral experience (at Penn State University, US) familiarised him with (next-generation) sequencing workflows and computer programming as he participated in work on the mutation rate of human mitochondrial DNA and evolutionary dynamics in a phage.
“This volume, edited by Thomas and Benjamin Dickins, is the latest installment in the debate. At 625 pages, it includes 12 original papers from 19 biologists and philosophers. … a unique feature of the volume is its structure: each chapter is accompanied by a response from another contributor, followed by a counterresponse from the author. This is a clever decision on the editors’ part … . this dialectical structure would have been especially effective.” (Caleb Hazelwood, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 99 (2), June, 2024)
Thomas E. Dickins, Benjamin J.A. Dickins
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