Adaptation And Natural Selection

Author : George Christopher Williams
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 335 pages
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Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691185507

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Adaptation and Natural Selection by George Christopher Williams Pdf

Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection—the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams’s famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, Adaptation and Natural Selection is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate.

Author : George Christopher Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780195361575

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Natural Selection by George Christopher Williams Pdf

Author : David C. Culver,Thomas C. Kane,Daniel W. Fong
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674004256

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Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves by David C. Culver,Thomas C. Kane,Daniel W. Fong Pdf

Their work reveals the advantages of caves for studying natural selection: the highly simplified habitats found underground serve as a natural laboratory for the evolutionary biologist, and the distinctive morphological features of cave fauna provide a wealth of data on evolutionary history and natural selection.

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : Sackler Colloquium
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015073872999

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In the Light of Evolution by National Academy of Sciences Pdf

The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.

Author : Michael R. Rose,George V. Lauder
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0125964218

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Adaptation by Michael R. Rose,George V. Lauder Pdf

The study of evolutionary adaptation returns to the center stage of biology with this important volume. This innovative treatise discusses new developments in adaptation, with new methods, and new theoretical foundations, achievements, and prospects for a rich intellectual future. It is an insightful reintroduction to the themes that Darwin and his successors regarded as central to any profound understanding of biology.

Author : George C. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:462821877

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Adaptation and Natural Selection by George C. Williams Pdf

Author : Robert N. Brandon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400860661

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Adaptation and Environment by Robert N. Brandon Pdf

By focusing on the crucial role of environment in the process of adaptation, Robert Brandon clarifies definitions and principles so as to help make the argument of evolution by natural selection empirically testable. He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Elliott Sober
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226308883

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The Nature of Selection by Elliott Sober Pdf

The Nature of Selection is a straightforward, self-contained introduction to philosophical and biological problems in evolutionary theory. It presents a powerful analysis of the evolutionary concepts of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation and clarifies controversial issues concerning altruism, group selection, and the idea that organisms are survival machines built for the good of the genes that inhabit them. "Sober's is the answering philosophical voice, the voice of a first-rate philosopher and a knowledgeable student of contemporary evolutionary theory. His book merits broad attention among both communities. It should also inspire others to continue the conversation."-Philip Kitcher, Nature "Elliott Sober has made extraordinarily important contributions to our understanding of biological problems in evolutionary biology and causality. The Nature of Selection is a major contribution to understanding epistemological problems in evolutionary theory. I predict that it will have a long lasting place in the literature."-Richard C. Lewontin

Author : John N. Thompson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226018898

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Relentless Evolution by John N. Thompson Pdf

At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago. In Relentless Evolution, John N. Thompson explores why adaptive evolution never ceases and why natural selection acts on species in so many different ways. Thompson presents a view of life in which ongoing evolution is essential and inevitable. Each chapter focuses on one of the major problems in adaptive evolution: How fast is evolution? How strong is natural selection? How do species co-opt the genomes of other species as they adapt? Why does adaptive evolution sometimes lead to more, rather than less, genetic variation within populations? How does the process of adaptation drive the evolution of new species? How does coevolution among species continually reshape the web of life? And, more generally, how are our views of adaptive evolution changing? Relentless Evolution draws on studies of all the major forms of life—from microbes that evolve in microcosms within a few weeks to plants and animals that sometimes evolve in detectable ways within a few decades. It shows evolution not as a slow and stately process, but rather as a continual and sometimes frenetic process that favors yet more evolutionary change.

Author : David Sloan Wilson
Publisher : Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biotic communities
ISBN : UCSD:31822010885960

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The Natural Selection of Populations and Communities by David Sloan Wilson Pdf

Author : Jerry Fodor,Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781847651907

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What Darwin Got Wrong by Jerry Fodor,Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini Pdf

Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary theory. They do not deny Darwin's status as an outstanding scientist but question the inferences he drew from his observations. Combining the results of cutting-edge work in experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical argument they mount a devastating critique of the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. The logic underlying natural selection is the survival of the fittest under changing environmental pressure. This logic, they argue, is mistaken. They back up the claim with evidence of what actually happens in nature. This is a rare achievement - the short book that is likely to make a great deal of difference to a very large subject. What Darwin Got Wrong will be controversial. The authors' arguments will reverberate through the scientific world. At the very least they will transform the debate about evolution.

Author : George C. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351516631

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Group Selection by George C. Williams Pdf

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 of self preservation and those of reproduction are explained by a more basic principle of "natural selection" - the reproductive survival of the fittest. George C. Williams in "Group Selection" challenges the adequacy of this process of selection at the individual level.Williams has here collected the work of the chief partisans with opposed viewpoints on the theory of selection at the group level to state their arguments and rebuttals. A minority of modern biologists offer evidence to show that groups of living things are organized to assure their collective survival; they are not merely collections of individuals designed for their own survival and reproduction. In opposition, defenders of the traditional point of view charge that mechanisms of group survival are based on illusion and misinterpretation.Because of the wide range of opinion expressed in "Group Selection", the reader is exposed to all sides of the dispute and encouraged to form his or her own views. In addition, as a source book on current evolutionary issues or for research or reference material, "Group Selection" remains a valuable addition to every personal and institutional library in the biological sciences.

Author : George Christopher Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Natural selection
ISBN : 9780195069334

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Natural Selection by George Christopher Williams Pdf

Examining the mechanism and action of natural selection in evolution, the author offers his own synthesis of modern evolutionary theory, including discussions of the gene as the unit of selection, clade selection and macroevolution, diversity within and among populations, and other central issues.

Author : Thomas Hunt Morgan
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547090182

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Evolution and Adaptation by Thomas Hunt Morgan Pdf

The chapters presented in this book were written by Thomas Hunt Morgan, an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist, embryologist, and science author who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role that the chromosome plays in heredity. Here, he lays out his ideas on the relations between the organism and its environment and whether Darwinian ideas are enough to explain some of the phenomena he observed during his studies, especially those of regeneration.

Author : J. Phil Gibson,Terri R. Gibson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 9780791097847

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Natural Selection by J. Phil Gibson,Terri R. Gibson Pdf

In his groundbreaking book ""Natural Selection"", Charles Darwin explained his theory that evolution is driven by adaptation of species to their environmental surroundings. From the tiniest microbe to the largest whale, all organisms have changed over vast expanses of time due to the forces of natural selection. This new title in the ""Science Foundations"" series provides an overview of the processes and causes that drive natural selection and the principles that explain how it operates, using numerous diverse organisms as examples. ""Natural Selection"" promotes a solid understanding of how organisms change over the course of generations and how current biodiversity came to be.