What is a spandrel in evolution?
What is a spandrel in evolution? An evolutionary spandrel is a physical structure or behavioural characteristic that is a by-product from some other functional adaptation. What is Exaptation in biology? Definition of exaptation : a trait, feature, or structure of an organism or taxonomic group that takes on a function when none previously existed or that differs from its original function which had been derived by evolution As for exaptations, we need look no further than feathers. Is consciousness a spandrel? Instead of an adaptation, consciousness might be a spandrel (in the sense of Gould and Lewontin Reference Gould and...