The Selfish GeneThis nontechnical description of modern genetics is based on the insight that replicating structures have a built-in drive for self-preservation. A fascinating and provocative popular account. |
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Whenever they fight, nobody gets hurt. The contests consist of prolonged ritual
tournaments, staring matches perhaps, which end only when one rival backs
down. The winner then scores 50 points for gaining the resource in dispute, but
he ...
Whenever they fight, nobody gets hurt. The contests consist of prolonged ritual
tournaments, staring matches perhaps, which end only when one rival backs
down. The winner then scores 50 points for gaining the resource in dispute, but
he ...
Pagina 86
Richard Dawkins. next to each other and watched the males trying to fight each
other through the glass. Now comes the interesting result. When he moved the
two tubes into the vicinity of male A's nest, male A assumed an attacking posture,
...
Richard Dawkins. next to each other and watched the males trying to fight each
other through the glass. Now comes the interesting result. When he moved the
two tubes into the vicinity of male A's nest, male A assumed an attacking posture,
...
Pagina 88
Alexander. He used a model cricket to beat up real crickets. After this treatment
the real crickets became more likely to lose fights against other real crickets.
Each cricket can be thought of as constantly updating his own estimate of his
fighting ...
Alexander. He used a model cricket to beat up real crickets. After this treatment
the real crickets became more likely to lose fights against other real crickets.
Each cricket can be thought of as constantly updating his own estimate of his
fighting ...
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Inhoudsopgave
Why are people? | 1 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
The gene machine | 49 |
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Selfish Gene Oxford Paperbacks |
| Auteur | Richard Dawkins |
| Editie | herdruk |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1978 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Michigan |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 feb 2015 |
| ISBN | 0195200004, 9780195200003 |
| Lengte | 224 pagina's |
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