The major transitions in evolution revisited / / edited by Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789569603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011
• ISBN: 1-283-11918-8; 9786613119186; 0-262-29570-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Collana: Vienna series in theoretical biology
• Altri autori (Persone): CalcottBrett; SterelnyKim; SzathmáryEörs
• Disciplina: 576.8
• Soggetti: Evolution (Biology); Biodiversity; Genetic transformation; Population genetics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : a dynamic view of evolution / Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny -- The miscellaneous transitions in evolution / Daniel W. McShea and Carl Simpson -- Alternative patterns of explanation for major transitions / Brett Calcott -- Biological ontogeny and hierarchical organization : a defense of rank freedom / Samir Okasha -- Darwinian populations and transitions in individuality / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- Evolvability reconsidered / Kim Sterelny -- To be or not to be : where is self-preservation in evolutionary theory? / Pamela Lyon -- The evolution of restraint in structured populations : setting the stage for an egalitarian major transition / Benjamin Kerr and Joshua Nahum -- Conflicts among levels of selection as fuel for the evolution of individuality / Paul B. Rainey and Benjamin Kerr -- Evolutionary transitions in individuality : multicellularity and sex / Richard E. Michod -- How many levels are there? : how insights from evolutionary transitions in individuality help measure the hierarchical complexity of life / Carl Simpson -- Plant individuality and multilevel selection theory ; / Ellen Clarke -- Phylogenetic, functional, and geological perspectives on complex multicellularity / Andrew H. Knoll and David Hewitt -- The small picture approach to the big picture : using DNA sequences to investigate the diversification of animal body plans / Lindell Bromham -- Concluding remarks / Eörs Szathmáry and Chrisantha Fernando.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1995, John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry published their influential book 'The Major Transitions in Evolution'. In this volume, scholars reconsider and extend the earlier book's themes in light of recent developments in evolutionary biology.