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Levels of Selection in Evolution

Levels of Selection in Evolution
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0691007047
ISBN-13 : 9780691007045
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Book Synopsis Levels of Selection in Evolution by : Laurent Keller

Download or read book Levels of Selection in Evolution written by Laurent Keller and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-10-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary biologists have recognised that natural selection operates for the good of lower-level units (the individual, the cell, even the gene) rather than the good of the group. In this volume, 12 scientists discuss why this should be the case.


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