Evolution and the levels of selection /

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Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? Samir Okasha provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and foundational questions. A systematic fr...

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1. Verfasser:
Okasha, Samir
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? Samir Okasha provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and foundational questions. A systematic framework is developed for thinking about natural selection acting at multiple levels of the biological hierarchy; the framework is then used to help resolve outstanding issues.Considerable attention is paid to the concept of causality as it relates to the levels of selection, in particular the idea t
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 263 pages)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-255) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-955671-7
1-280-75510-5
9786610755103
0-19-153321-1
1-4356-2266-9
Schlagworte:
Natural selection > Philosophy.
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
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