Cargando…

Nature's oracle : the life and work of W.D. Hamilton /

W.D. Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Segerstråle, Ullica Christina Olofsdotter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ia 4500
001 EBSCO_ocn826131713
003 OCoLC
005 20231017213018.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 130131s2013 enka ob 001 0beng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn  |c N$T  |d YDXCP  |d NLGGC  |d OCLCA  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d EBLCP  |d DEBSZ  |d OCLCQ  |d AGLDB  |d ICA  |d MERUC  |d D6H  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d JBG  |d VTS  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d WYU  |d STF  |d AU@  |d M8D  |d OCL  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d AJS  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
019 |a 827210167  |a 838627924 
020 |a 9780191642760  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0191642762  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9781283950367  |q (Myilibrary) 
020 |a 1283950367  |q (Myilibrary) 
020 |a 9780198607274  |q (hbk.) 
020 |a 019860727X  |q (hbk.) 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000062433432 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 397466447 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 489846181 
029 1 |a NLGGC  |b 356378225 
035 |a (OCoLC)826131713  |z (OCoLC)827210167  |z (OCoLC)838627924 
043 |a e-uk--- 
050 4 |a QH31.H36  |b S44 2013eb 
072 7 |a BIO  |x 015000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a SCI  |x 027000  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 576.82092  |2 22 
084 |a 42.01  |2 bcl 
084 |a 42.21  |2 bcl 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Segerstråle, Ullica Christina Olofsdotter. 
245 1 0 |a Nature's oracle :  |b the life and work of W.D. Hamilton /  |c Ullica Segerstrale. 
260 |a Oxford :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 2013. 
300 |a 1 online resource (viii, 441 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 31, 2013). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Growing up at Oaklea; 2. Finding Life's Pattern; 3. Schoolboy at Tonbridge; 4. Fisher Found and Lost; 5. The Struggle for Altruism; 6. Altruism through the Looking Glass; 7. Brazilian Break; 8. Sex and Death; 9. Challenges of Social Life; 10. The Price Effect; 11. Creativity in a Tight Spot; 12. Priority Matters; 13. When Leaving is Better than Staying; 14. Encounters with Sociobiology; 15. The Parasite Paradigm; 16. Cooperation without Kinship; 17. The Oxford Move; 18. Defending the Queen; 19. In Tune with Nature; 20. Truth at any Price. 
505 8 |a 21. Creative Strategies22. Through a Glass Darkly; 23. The Final Defiance; 24. The Edge of Creativity; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. 
520 |a W.D. Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its genes. This provided the solution to the long standing problem of animal altruism that vexed even Darwin himself, and in due course resulted in terms like selfish genes, kin selection, and sociobiology becoming familiar to a wider public. Hamilton went on to solve many more major problems, and open u. 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
600 1 0 |a Hamilton, W. D.  |q (William Donald),  |d 1936-2000. 
600 1 7 |a Hamilton, W. D.  |q (William Donald),  |d 1936-2000  |2 fast 
650 0 |a Naturalists  |z Great Britain  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Evolution (Biology)  |x History. 
650 6 |a Naturalistes  |z Grande-Bretagne  |v Biographies. 
650 7 |a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY  |x Science & Technology.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SCIENCE  |x Life Sciences  |x Evolution.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Evolution (Biology)  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Naturalists  |2 fast 
651 7 |a Great Britain  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Biographies  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Biografieën (vorm)  |2 gtt 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Segerstrale, Ullica.  |t Nature's Oracle : The Life and Work of W.D. Hamilton.  |d Oxford : OUP Oxford, ©2013  |z 9780198607274 
856 4 0 |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=521989  |z Texto completo 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL1113203 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 521989 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 9975778 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP