Evolution and the levels of selection

Evolution and the levels of selection / Samir Okasha.

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okasha, Samir
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Natural selection > Philosophy.
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy
Natural selection > Philosophy
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Summary:Does natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and foundational questions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 263 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
ISBN:0199267979
9780199267972
9780191533211
0191533211
9780191708275
0191708275
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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