Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert L. Trivers

Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert L. Trivers / Robert Trivers.

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Main Author: Trivers, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Evolution and cognition.
Subjects:
Sociobiology.
Evolution (Biology)
Social evolution in animals.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Social evolution in animals
Sociobiology
Seleção natural.
Evolução animal.
Sociobiologia.
Ethnozoologie.
Éthologie.
Éthologie comparée.
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Table of Contents:
  • Reciprocal altruism
  • Parental investment and reproductive success
  • The Trivers-Willard effect
  • Parent-offspring conflict
  • Haplodiploidy and the social insects
  • Size and reproductive success in a lizard
  • Selecting good genes for daughters
  • Self-deception in service of deceit
  • Genomic imprinting
  • Fluctuating asymmmetry and 2nd : 4th digit ratio in children.

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