Multilevel Selection: Theoretical Foundations, Historical Examples, and Empirical Evidence

by Steven C. Hertler

Book Overview

This book embeds a novel evolutionary analysis of human group selection within a comprehensive overview of multilevel selection theory, a theory wherein evolution proceeds at the level of individual organisms and collectives, such as human families, tribes, states, and empires. Where previous works on the topic have variously supported multilevel selection with logic, theory, experimental data, or via review of the zoological literature; in this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030495221
• ISBN13: 9783030495220
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"