The Selfish GeneAs 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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This will lead into a consideration of the social insects, without which no account
of animal altruism would be complete. Finally in this rather miscellaneous chapter
, I shall mention the important idea of reciprocal altruism, the principle of 'You ...
This will lead into a consideration of the social insects, without which no account
of animal altruism would be complete. Finally in this rather miscellaneous chapter
, I shall mention the important idea of reciprocal altruism, the principle of 'You ...
Pagina 202
It is probably this site-tenacity which makes possible the evolution of delayed
reciprocal-altruism in this case. The benefit to a large fish of being able to return
repeatedly to the same “barber's shop', rather than continually searching for a
new ...
It is probably this site-tenacity which makes possible the evolution of delayed
reciprocal-altruism in this case. The benefit to a large fish of being able to return
repeatedly to the same “barber's shop', rather than continually searching for a
new ...
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reciprocal altruism, 198–202, (73) : sex, 151, 158–60, 167–9, (74), , social insects
, 187, 189–93, (76) Turnbull, C., 205, (77). selfishness, 4, 38 sex, 26 differences,
151–4, 174–8, (62) paradox, 45-7, (8, 72, 80) sex ratio, 154–6, (23, 27) social ...
reciprocal altruism, 198–202, (73) : sex, 151, 158–60, 167–9, (74), , social insects
, 187, 189–93, (76) Turnbull, C., 205, (77). selfishness, 4, 38 sex, 26 differences,
151–4, 174–8, (62) paradox, 45-7, (8, 72, 80) sex ratio, 154–6, (23, 27) social ...
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actually advantage altruism animals apparently argument average baby bear become behaviour benefit better birds body brothers building called cells chance chapter cheats child chromosome close common contain copies cost cuckoo effect eggs equal evolution evolutionary evolve example existence expect fact father favour female fights gene pool genetic give half happen hawk human idea important individual interesting investment kind less living look male mate means meme molecules mother natural selection nest once original parents particular perhaps population possible predators probably ratio reason relatedness replicators reproduction rival seems selfish selfish gene sense sexual sexual reproduction share simple single sisters social species stable strategy successful suppose survival machines tend theory things tion true turn unit whole workers young