Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought / Georges C. Williams (1996)

Public ISBD Titre : Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought Type de document : livre Auteurs : Georges C. Williams Editeur : Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 1996 Collection : Princeton science library Importance : 307 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-691-02615-2 Note générale : Cop. 1966 by PUP; First printing for the Princeton science library, with new preface, 1996; Voir aussi 1ère édition de 1966 à la cote 43893/9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adaptation  Evolution  Morphology  Natural selection  Reproduction Résumé : Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. In 1966, simple Darwinism, which holds that evolution functions primarily at the level of the individual organism, was threatened by opposing concepts such as group selection, a popular idea stating that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. George Williams's famous argument in favor of the Darwinists struck a powerful blow to those in opposing camps. His Adaptation and Natural Selection, now a classic of science literature, is a thorough and convincing essay in defense of Darwinism; its suggestions for developing effective principles for dealing with the evolution debate and its relevance to many fields outside biology ensure the timelessness of this critical work. [Résumé éditeur] Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought [livre] / Georges C. Williams . - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1996 . - 307 p.. - (Princeton science library) . ISBN : 978-0-691-02615-2 Cop. 1966 by PUP; First printing for the Princeton science library, with new preface, 1996; Voir aussi 1ère édition de 1966 à la cote 43893/9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adaptation  Evolution  Morphology  Natural selection  Reproduction Résumé : Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. In 1966, simple Darwinism, which holds that evolution functions primarily at the level of the individual organism, was threatened by opposing concepts such as group selection, a popular idea stating that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. George Williams's famous argument in favor of the Darwinists struck a powerful blow to those in opposing camps. His Adaptation and Natural Selection, now a classic of science literature, is a thorough and convincing essay in defense of Darwinism; its suggestions for developing effective principles for dealing with the evolution debate and its relevance to many fields outside biology ensure the timelessness of this critical work. [Résumé éditeur]

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The causes of evolution / Haldane, J.B.S. (1990)

Public ISBD Titre : The causes of evolution Type de document : livre Auteurs : Haldane, J.B.S. Editeur : Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press Année de publication : 1990 Collection : Princeton science library Importance : 222 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-691-02442-4 Note générale : First Princeton science library printing, 1990; Second printing, with corrections, 1993 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Evolution  Natural selection Résumé : J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964), one of the founders of the science of population genetics, was also one of the greatest practitioners of the art of explaining science to the layperson. Haldane was a superb story-teller, as his essays and his children's books attest. In The Causes of Evolution he not only helped to marry the new science of genetics to the older one of evolutionary theory but also provided an accessible introduction to the genetical basis of evolution by natural selection. Egbert Leigh's new introduction to this classic work places it in the context of the ongoing study of evolution. Describing Haldane's refusal to be confined by a "System" as a "light-hearted" one, Leigh points out that we are now finding that "Haldane's questions are the appropriate next stage in learning how adaptation can evolve. We are now ready to reap the benefit of the fact that Haldane was a free man in the sense that really matters." [Résumé éditeur] The causes of evolution [livre] / Haldane, J.B.S. . - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1990 . - 222 p.. - (Princeton science library) . ISBN : 978-0-691-02442-4 First Princeton science library printing, 1990; Second printing, with corrections, 1993 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Evolution  Natural selection Résumé : J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964), one of the founders of the science of population genetics, was also one of the greatest practitioners of the art of explaining science to the layperson. Haldane was a superb story-teller, as his essays and his children's books attest. In The Causes of Evolution he not only helped to marry the new science of genetics to the older one of evolutionary theory but also provided an accessible introduction to the genetical basis of evolution by natural selection. Egbert Leigh's new introduction to this classic work places it in the context of the ongoing study of evolution. Describing Haldane's refusal to be confined by a "System" as a "light-hearted" one, Leigh points out that we are now finding that "Haldane's questions are the appropriate next stage in learning how adaptation can evolve. We are now ready to reap the benefit of the fact that Haldane was a free man in the sense that really matters." [Résumé éditeur]

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