Natural Selection
Published on 1. October 1992
Book
Hardback
218 pages
978-0-19-506932-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume in the "Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution" examines the mechanism and action of natural selection in evolution. Williams 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, statis, and other issues central to the study of evolution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 halftone, line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506932-7 (9780195069327)
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10/1992
OUP eBook
€89.49
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Content
A philosophical position; The gene as a unit of selection; Clade selection and macroevolution; Levels of selection among interactors; Optimization and kindred concepts; Historicity and constraint; Diversity within and between clades; Some recent controversies; Stasis; Other challenges and anomalies; Bibliography; Appendix.