Levels of selection in evolution /

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Evolutionary biologists have recognised that natural selection operates for the good of lower-level units (the individual, the cell, even the gene) rather than the good of the group. In this volume, 12 scientists discuss why this should be the case.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Keller, Laurent, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999.
Series:Monographs in behavior and ecology.
Subjects:
Natural selection.
Evolution (Biology)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Natural selection
Natuurlijke selectie.
Evolutie.
Sélection naturelle.
Évolution (biologie)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Levels of selection: burying the units-of-selection debate and unearthing the crucial new issues / H. Kern Reeve, Laurent Keller
  • Levels of selection, potential conflicts, and their resolution: the role of the "common good" / Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr.
  • The first replicators / Eörs Szathmʹary
  • Individuality, immortality, and sex / Richard E. Michod
  • Sexual conflict in animals / Catherine M. Lessells
  • Parent-offspring conflict / H. Charles J. Godfray
  • Intragenomic conflict / Andrew Pomiankowski
  • Dynamics of conflicts within insect societies / Laurent Keller, H. Kern Reeve
  • Complexity in vertebrate societies / Dawn M. Kitchen, Craig Packer
  • Conflict and cooperation in human societies / John Maynard Smith
  • Laws governing species interactions? Encouragement and caution from figs and their associates / Edward Allen Herre
  • Lineage selection: natural selection for long-term benefit / Leonard Nunney.

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