Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought - Softcover

Buch 33 von 61: Princeton Science Library

Williams, George Christopher

 
9780691023571: Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691023573 ISBN 13: 9780691023571
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1974

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Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. In 1966, simple Darwinism, which holds that evolution functions primarily at the level of the individual organism, was threatened by opposing concepts such as group selection, a popular idea stating that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. George Williams's famous argument in favor of the Darwinists struck a powerful blow to those in opposing camps. His Adaptation and Natural Selection, now a classic of science literature, is a thorough and convincing essay in defense of Darwinism; its suggestions for developing effective principles for dealing with the evolution debate and its relevance to many fields outside biology ensure the timelessness of this critical work.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George C. Williams is Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1974
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691023573
ISBN 13 
9780691023571
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Anzahl der Seiten
320
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