The Extended Phenotype
Richard Dawkins, Wolfgang Mayer
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The Selfish Gene
Medical
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About This Book
Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science
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- Published
- 1989
- ISBN
- 9780192860927
- Category
- Medical
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