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 127
... selfish gene theory to explain . Why don't the outcasts try , try , and try again to oust a territory holder , until they drop from exhaustion ? They would seem to have nothing to lose . But wait , perhaps they do have something to lose ...
... selfish gene theory to explain . Why don't the outcasts try , try , and try again to oust a territory holder , until they drop from exhaustion ? They would seem to have nothing to lose . But wait , perhaps they do have something to lose ...
Pagina 128
... theory . It is nothing of the kind . It is compat- ible with his theory , and it is also just as compatible with the selfish gene theory . For example , in one experiment mice were put in an outdoor enclosure with plenty of food , and ...
... theory . It is nothing of the kind . It is compat- ible with his theory , and it is also just as compatible with the selfish gene theory . For example , in one experiment mice were put in an outdoor enclosure with plenty of food , and ...
Pagina 184
... selfish gene theory has a more exacting challenge . Alarm calls in birds do work , but they are clearly designed to be as inconspicuous and discreet as possible . Not so the stotting high - jumps . They are ostentatious to the point of ...
... selfish gene theory has a more exacting challenge . Alarm calls in birds do work , but they are clearly designed to be as inconspicuous and discreet as possible . Not so the stotting high - jumps . They are ostentatious to the point of ...
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Why are people? I | 1 |
The replicators | 13 |
Immortal coils | 22 |
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