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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Segerstråle, Ullica Christina Olofsdotter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Hamilton, W. D. > (William Donald), > 1936-2000.
Hamilton, W. D. > (William Donald), > 1936-2000
Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Evolution (Biology) > History.
Naturalistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Naturalists
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Biografieën (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.

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