Principles of Social Evolution
«... sets the standard for the future of research in social evolution ... It will be indispensable for scholars in the field of social evolution in its broadest sense.»
Ulrich R. Ernst, TREE
Living things are organized in a hierarchy of levels. Genes group together in cells, cells group together in organisms, and organisms group together in societies. Even different species form mutualistic partnerships. Les mer
social evolution. Each transition occurs only if natural selection favours one unit joining with another in a new kind of group. This book presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the basic theory underpinning social evolution -
inclusive fitness theory - is central to understanding each event. The book defines the key stages in a major transition, then highlights the shared principles operating at each stage across the transitions as a whole. It addresses in new ways the question of how, once they have arisen, organisms and societies become more individualistic.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199231157
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«... sets the standard for the future of research in social evolution ... It will be indispensable for scholars in the field of social evolution in its broadest sense.»
Ulrich R. Ernst, TREE
«a superb book, one that should change how we teach and think about life on our planet. ... an accessible, comprehensive, and highly readable overview, which will be invaluable in undergraduate teaching ... equally suitable for frontline researchers from postgraduate to professorial levels.»
Stuart West, Science
«Principles of Social Evolution is one of the most enjoyable science books I have ever read.»
Jan Oettler, Basic and Applied Ecology