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Component

(Science: physiology) a constituent element or part, specifically in neurology, a series of neurons forming a functional system for conducting the afferent and efferent impulses in the somatic and splanchnic mechanisms of the body.


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Re: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... is a subset of biology and psychology is considered a separate category, one must at least concede that evolutionary psychology contains a component of biology. Edward O Wilson's book Consilience explains how disciplines often overlap in order to create new fields that can make significant ...

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by jeremyo
Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:39 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 3
Views: 133

Re: Re:

... and thus increase the chance of genetically isolated populations to increase. It's simple, and more complex than that, but apparently a key component. I just really need an answer to this, if there really is anything out there at the moment. Genetic research will eventually replace the importance ...

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by Jesse2504
Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:55 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Speciation among primates and hominids
Replies: 12
Views: 373

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... and thus increase the chance of genetically isolated populations to increase. It's simple, and more complex than that, but apparently a key component. I just really need an answer to this, if there really is anything out there at the moment. Genetic research will eventually replace the importance ...

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by Hozefit
Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:44 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Speciation among primates and hominids
Replies: 12
Views: 373

Re: Bird-Dinosaur News

... not get to your example of weather. I just got to it. I'm not sure, I must think about this--that is-- can we compare weather with a biological component? The original idea came from Michael Behe's research on a flagellum, who incidentally, is not a creationist. I'm not sure if he is ID, but ...

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by AFJ
Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bird-Dinosaur News
Replies: 44
Views: 1044

Re: Bird-Dinosaur News

... would come from whatever the latest theory is now--lipids? The mathematical improbability increases with each new interdependent system or new component, but more time helps its plausibility. Whether one agrees with IC or not, the fact remains that you have many interdependent systems which ...

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by AFJ
Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:33 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bird-Dinosaur News
Replies: 44
Views: 1044
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