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Principles of Social Evolution (Paperback)
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Principles of Social Evolution (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
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Living things are organized in a hierarchy of levels. Genes group
together in cells, cells group together in organisms, and organisms
group together in societies. Even different species form
mutualistic partnerships. Throughout the history of life,
previously independent units have formed groups that, in time, have
come to resemble individuals in their own right. Evolutionary
biologists term such events "the major transitions." The process
common to them all is social evolution. Each transition occurs only
if natural selection favors one unit joining with another in a new
kind of group.
This book presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social
evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the
basic theory underpinning social evolution - inclusive fitness
theory - is central to understanding each event. The book defines
the key stages in a major transition, then highlights the shared
principles operating at each stage across the transitions as a
whole. It addresses in new ways the question of how, once they have
arisen, organisms and societies become more individualistic.
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