The evolution of Darwinism : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology / Timothy S...
The evolution of Darwinism : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology / Timothy S...
The evolution of Darwinism : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology / Timothy Shanahan.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N576.82/18
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English
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ix, 342 p ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. Selection -- 1. Darwin and Natural Selection -- 2. The Group Selection Controversy -- 3. For Whose Good Does Natural Selection Work? -- II. Adaptation -- 4. Darwin (and Others) on Biological Perfection -- 5. Adaptation After Darwin -- 6. Adaptation(ism) and Its Limits -- III. Progress -- 7. Darwi...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2004.
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England
Date Published
2004.
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"Alas, the apparent simplicity of Darwin's theory is deceptive. From the very beginning it has been subject to differing interpretations, and even now professional opinion is sharply divided on a range of fundamental issues, among them the nature of selection, the scope of adaptation, and the question of evolutionary progress. This book traces thes...
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The evolution of Darwinism : selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology / Timothy Shanahan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N576.82/18
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0521541980 (pbk.) :
9780521834131 (hardback)
0521834139 (hardback)
9780521541985 (pbk.)
0521541980 (pbk.)
9780521834131 (hbk.)
0521834139 (hbk.)
9780521834131 (cased) :
0521834139 (cased) :
9780521541985 (pbk.) :
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576.82
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