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Natural Selection : Domains, Levels, and Challenges.

In this work, George C. Williams--one of evolutionary biology's most distinguished scholars--examines the mechanisms and meaning of natural selection in evolution. Williams offers his own perspective on modern evolutionary theory, including discussions of the gene as the unit of selection, clad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, George C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Colección:Oxford series in ecology and evolution ; 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this work, George C. Williams--one of evolutionary biology's most distinguished scholars--examines the mechanisms and meaning of natural selection in evolution. Williams offers his own perspective on modern evolutionary theory, including discussions of the gene as the unit of selection, clade selection and macroevolution, diversity within and among populations, stasis, and other timely and provocative topics. In dealing with the levels-of-selection controversy, he urges a pervasive form of the replicator-vehicle distinction. Natural selection, he argues, takes place in the separate domains.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (219 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198023395
0198023391
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