The evolution of Darwinism selection, adaptation, and progress in evolutionary biology /

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Autore principale: Shanahan, Timothy, 1960-
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Sommario:
  • Part I. Selection: Darwin and natural selection
  • The group selection controversy
  • For whose good does natural selection work?
  • Part II. Adaptation: Darwin (and others) on biological perfection
  • Adaptation after Darwin
  • Adaptation(ism) and its limits
  • Part III. Progress: Darwin on evolutionary progress
  • Evolutionary progress from Darwin to Dawkins
  • Is evolution progressive?
  • Human physical and mental evolution.