title: Perception and learning in evolution.
abstract: Different theoretical models and methods exist which help to tackle the question of perception and learning in evolution. Waddington's genetic assimilation and its counterpart, the 'Wright Effect', provide a good methodological framework for experiments and simulations. Comparative analysis, in which phylogenetic as well as ecological aspects are considered, is another useful tool. These approaches consider cognitive processes with their simultaneous involvement in selective processes; they say very little about their emergence.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Ethologie, URA 1853 CNRS, Université de Rennes I, Campus Scientifique de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vancassel
authors.affiliation: IRGM, INRA, B.P. 227, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Shaanxi Teachers' University, 710062, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Liu