Lamarck, the Father of Evolutionary Ecology?

Lamarck realized life had evolved from simple to more complex forms, due to adaptation to a changing environment over time. Though he was wrong in many details, he got the overall picture right. Thus, he can be seen as the first evolutionary ecologist, connecting evolutionary change in organisms to their environment. Lamarck realized life had evolved from simple to more complex forms, due to adaptation to a changing environment over time. Though...