Darwinian populations and natural selection /

Darwinian populations and natural selection /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Godfrey-Smith, Peter.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:	viii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Natural selection. Evolution (Biology) Social evolution. Evolution (Biology) Natural selection.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7779787

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ISBN:	9780199552047 (hbk.) 0199552045 (hbk.) 9780199596270 (pbk.) 0199596271 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index.
Summary:	Draws on new developments in biology, philosophy of science, and other fields to give a new analysis and extension of Darwin's evolutionary mechanism.

Table of 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
Index