Levels of Selection in Evolution
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 4, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780691007045
Subjects: Evolution; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Evolution; Biological Sciences; Science / Evolution; Natural selection; Evolution (Biology)
First sentence: The purpose of this volume is to sample current theoretical and empirical research on (1) how natural selection among lower-level biological units (e.g., organisms) creates higher-level units (e.g., societies), and (2) given that multiple levels exist, how natural selection at one biological level affects selection at lower or higher levels.