Ecology and Evolution: Haeckel's Darwinian Paradigm

Elizabeth Watts; Uwe Hoßfeld; Georgy S Levit

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.003

Ecology and Evolution: Haeckel's Darwinian Paradigm

Trends Ecol Evol. 2019 Aug;34(8):681-683. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.003. Epub 2019 May 16.

Authors

Elizabeth Watts¹, Uwe Hoßfeld², Georgy S Levit³

Affiliations

¹ Research Group for Biology Education, Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Am Steiger 3, Bienenhaus, 07743 Jena, Germany. Electronic address: elizabeth.watts@uni-jena.de.
² Research Group for Biology Education, Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Am Steiger 3, Bienenhaus, 07743 Jena, Germany.
³ Institut für Biologie, Universität Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34109 Kassel, Germany.

PMID: 31104953
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.003

Abstract

Ernst Haeckel coined the term ecology in the process of Darwinizing our understanding of nature. His concept of ecology was part of a theoretical system embracing development, evolution, and environment. We outline Haeckel's views on ecology as an evolutionary science and demonstrate their importance for current theoretical developments.

Keywords: Haeckel; ecology; eco–evo–devo; evolution; ontogeny and phylogeny.

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Ecology*