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The environment of evolutionary adaptedness (EEA) refers to a group of selection pressures occurring during an adaptation's period of evolution responsible for producing the adaptation (Tooby and Cosmides, [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SxX4gRzOS6oC&oi=fnd&pg=PA19&ots=Bj0m2E8QtH&sig=9uhAjoHpA4dOpRmsQqBi8BSsSvk#v=onepage&q&f=false 1992]). Each adaptation has its own EEA, or set of adaptive problems, that shaped it over evolutionary time. [https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-28099-8_1627-1 Source] | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Environment of Evolutionary Novelty (EEN)]] | |||
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Revision as of 23:19, 8 September 2021
The environment of evolutionary adaptedness (EEA) refers to a group of selection pressures occurring during an adaptation's period of evolution responsible for producing the adaptation (Tooby and Cosmides, 1992). Each adaptation has its own EEA, or set of adaptive problems, that shaped it over evolutionary time. Source