The Selfish GeneOxford University Press, 1976 - 224 pagina's As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. |
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... theory of evolution through natural selec- tion is central to the study of social behavior ( especially when wedded to Mendel's genetics ) , it has been very widely neglected . Whole industries have grown up in the social sciences ...
... theory of evolution through natural selec- tion is central to the study of social behavior ( especially when wedded to Mendel's genetics ) , it has been very widely neglected . Whole industries have grown up in the social sciences ...
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Richard Dawkins. relations and the evolution of the social insects ) , sex ratio theory , reciprocal altruism , deceit , and the natural selection of sex differ- ences . With a confidence that comes from mastering the underly- ing theory ...
Richard Dawkins. relations and the evolution of the social insects ) , sex ratio theory , reciprocal altruism , deceit , and the natural selection of sex differ- ences . With a confidence that comes from mastering the underly- ing theory ...
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... theory in which they go so far as to use the word ' manipulation ' to describe what the calling bird does to the rest of his flock . We have come a long way from pure , disinterested altruism ! Superficially , these theories may seem ...
... theory in which they go so far as to use the word ' manipulation ' to describe what the calling bird does to the rest of his flock . We have come a long way from pure , disinterested altruism ! Superficially , these theories may seem ...
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Why are people? I | 1 |
The replicators | 13 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
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