Ant and the Peacock

Name: Ant and the Peacock
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521457651
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Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today

Autor: Helena CroninJohn Maynard Smith

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This book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selectio...

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Autor

Helena CroninJohn Maynard Smith

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engleză

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Publicat

1993

Pagini

508

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9780521457651

ISBN

0521457653

Enbook ID

02031621

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Cambridge University Press

Greutate

750

Dimensiuni

153 x 228 x 32

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This book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selection. How can natural selection favour those, like the ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favour of the public-spirited ways of the commune? How can it explain the peacock's tail, flamboyant and a burden to its bearer; surely selection would act against useless ornamentation? Helena Cronin's enthralling account blends history, science and philosophy in a gripping tale that is scholarly, entertaining and eminently readable. The hardback edition was selected by Nature as one of the best scientific books in 1992. Also the New York Times chose it as one of their best books of 1992. The author divides her time between the Philosophy Department at the London School of Economics and the Zoology Department at Oxford.

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