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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449952303321

Autore

Trivers Robert <1943->

Titolo

Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert Trivers / / Robert Trivers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

9786610472567

1-280-47256-1

1-282-36724-2

9786612367243

1-4237-3527-7

0-19-535142-8

1-60256-380-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Evolution and Cognition

Disciplina

304.5

Soggetti

Sociobiology

Social evolution in animals

Evolution (Biology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A collection of 10 papers, 5 published in scholarly journals between 1971-1976 and 5 between 1982-2000.

Reciprocal altruism -- Parental investment and reproductive success -- The Trivers-Willard effect -- Parent-offspring conflict -- Haplodiploidy and the social insects -- Size and reproductive success in a lizard -- Selecting good genes for daughters -- Self-deception in service of deceit -- Genomic imprinting -- Fluctuating asymmmetry and 2nd:4th digit ratio in children.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.