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Principles of Social Evolution (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,818
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Principles of Social Evolution (Hardcover): Andrew F.G. Bourke

Principles of Social Evolution (Hardcover)

Andrew F.G. Bourke

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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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
Release date: 2011
First published: March 2011
Authors: Andrew F.G. Bourke
Dimensions: 241 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-923115-7
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology
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LSN: 0-19-923115-X
Barcode: 9780199231157

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