02701nam 2200613Ia 450 991045403500332120200520144314.00-19-181035-51-282-05339-697866120533990-19-156778-7(CKB)1000000000724967(EBL)430885(OCoLC)373185464(SSID)ssj0000134929(PQKBManifestationID)11157915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134929(PQKBWorkID)10056543(PQKB)10817257(StDuBDS)EDZ0001138772(MiAaPQ)EBC430885(Au-PeEL)EBL430885(CaPaEBR)ebr10288378(CaONFJC)MIL205339(EXLCZ)99100000000072496720080902d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDarwinian populations and natural selection[electronic resource] /Peter Godfrey-SmithOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (218 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-959627-1 0-19-955204-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-201) and index.Contents; 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. Natural Selection and its Representation; 3. Variation, Selection, and Origins; 4. Reproduction and Individuality; 5. Bottlenecks, Germ Lines, and Queen Bees; 6. Levels and Transitions; 7. The Gene's Eye View; 8. Cultural Evolution; Appendix: Models; Bibliography; IndexThe book presents a new way of understanding Darwinism and evolution by natural selection, combining work in biology, philosophy, and other fields. It gives new criticisms of gene-centered views of evolution, and presents a new framework for understanding the evolution of complex organisms and societies. - ;In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called ""natural selection,"" a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophNatural selectionEvolution (Biology)Electronic books.Natural selection.Evolution (Biology)576.82Godfrey-Smith Peter746638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454035003321Darwinian populations and natural selection2240348UNINA