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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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| Colección: | Oxford series in ecology and evolution ;
3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 208 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423736966 9781423736967 1601298196 9781601298195 9780195069334 0195069331 9780195069327 0195069323 |