Group Selection

by George Williams

Book Overview

Living things are constantly engaged in a struggle for existence, and ingenious devices for the purpose of self-preservation can be seen in all types of animal and plant life. However, nature also displays phenomena that are not related to survival or that seem clearly to violate the principle of self-preservation - particularly when organisms interact with one another. Darwin investigated these apparent contradictions and proposed that both mechanisms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202362221
• ISBN13: 9780202362229
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"