PERCEPTION AND LEARNING IN EVOLUTION

Different theoretical models and methods exist which help to tackle th e question of perception and learning in evolution. Waddington's genet ic assimilation and its counterpart, the 'Wright Effect', provide a go od methodological framework for experiments and simulations. Comparati ve analysis, in which phylogenetic as well as ecological aspects are c onsidered, is another useful tool. These approaches consider cognitive processes with their simultaneous involvement in selective processes; they say very little about their emergence.