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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812825603321

Autore

Marshall James A. R. <1976->

Titolo

Social evolution and inclusive fitness theory : an introduction / / James A.R. Marshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-691-18333-3

1-4008-6656-1

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

304.5

Soggetti

Sociobiology

Social behavior in animals

Behavior evolution

Evolution (Biology)

Social evolution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Social Behavior and Evolutionary Thought -- CHAPTER TWO. Models of Social Behavior -- CHAPTER THREE. The Price Equation -- CHAPTER FOUR. Inclusive Fitness and Hamilton's Rule -- CHAPTER FIVE. Nonadditive Interactions and Hamilton's Rule -- CHAPTER SIX. Conditional Behaviors and Inclusive Fitness -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Variants of Hamilton's Rule and Evolutionary Explanations -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Heritability, Maximization, and Evolutionary Explanations -- CHAPTER NINE. What Is Fitness? -- CHAPTER TEN. Evidence, Other Approaches, and Further Topics -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William D. Hamilton-inclusive fitness theory-provides the most fundamental and general explanation for the evolution and



maintenance of social behavior in the natural world. James Marshall guides readers through the vast and confusing literature on the evolution of social behavior, introducing and explaining the competing theories that claim to provide answers to questions such as why animals evolve to behave altruistically. Using simple statistical language and techniques that practicing biologists will be familiar with, he provides a comprehensive yet easily understandable treatment of key concepts and their repeated misinterpretations. Particular attention is paid to how more realistic features of behavior, such as non-additivity and conditionality, can complicate analysis. Marshall highlights the general problem of identifying the underlying causes of evolutionary change, and proposes fruitful approaches to doing so in the study of social evolution. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory describes how inclusive fitness theory addresses both simple and complex social scenarios, the controversies surrounding the theory, and how experimental work supports the theory as the most powerful explanation for social behavior and its evolution.

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Record Nr.

UNISA996204081103316

Titolo

Labour market trends / / Central Statistical Office

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Central Statistical Office, ©1995-2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

331/.0941

Soggetti

Labor - Great Britain

Labor supply - Great Britain

Labor policy - Great Britain

Labor market - Great Britain

Labor

Labor market

Labor policy

Labor supply

Arbeidsmarkt

Arbeitsmarkt

Arbeitsmarktstatistik

Lohnstatistik

Großbritannien

Periodicals.

Great Britain



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from cover.