The Selfish GeneOxford University Press, 1978 - 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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Pagina 44
... interesting speculations . For instance it follows from it that if we wanted to increase the human life span , there are two general ways in which we could do it . Firstly , we could ban reproduction before a certain age , say forty ...
... interesting speculations . For instance it follows from it that if we wanted to increase the human life span , there are two general ways in which we could do it . Firstly , we could ban reproduction before a certain age , say forty ...
Pagina 145
... interesting paper in which he suggests that there is a general answer to this question . According to him the parent will always win . Now if this is the case , you have been wasting your time reading this chapter . If Alexander is ...
... interesting paper in which he suggests that there is a general answer to this question . According to him the parent will always win . Now if this is the case , you have been wasting your time reading this chapter . If Alexander is ...
Pagina 170
... interesting point , realized by Darwin , and clearly enunciated by Fisher . In a society where males compete with each other to be chosen as he - men by females , one of the best things a mother can do for her genes is to make a son who ...
... interesting point , realized by Darwin , and clearly enunciated by Fisher . In a society where males compete with each other to be chosen as he - men by females , one of the best things a mother can do for her genes is to make a son who ...
Inhoudsopgave
Why are people? I | 1 |
The replicators | 13 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
Copyright | |
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