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The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today

The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Helena Cronin, John Maynard Smith (Foreword by)Publish date:1993-09-24Pages:508
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521457651ISBN-10:521457653UPC:9780521457651Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life SciencesBook Topic:Evolution, BiologySize:9.14 x 5.98 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCX8DS4948
The "ant" and the "peacock" stand for two puzzles in Darwinism--altruism and sexual selection. How can natural selection favor those, such as the worker ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favor of the public-spirited ways of the commune? And how can "peacocks"--flamboyant, ornamental and apparently useless--be tolerated by the grimly economical Darwinian reaper? Helena Cronin has a deep understanding of today's answers to these riddles and their roots in the nineteenth century; the analysis is new and exciting and the explanations lucid and compelling.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9780521457651ISBN-10:521457653UPC:9780521457651Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life SciencesBook Topic:Evolution, BiologySize:9.14 x 5.98 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCX8DS4948
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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