| Description |
xi, 352 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface to 1976 edn -- Preface to 1989 edn -- 1. Why are people? -- 2. The replicators -- 3. Immortal coils -- 4. The gene machine -- 5. Aggression: stability and the selfish machine -- 6. Genesmanship -- 7. Family planning -- 8. Battle of the generations -- 9. Battle of the sexes -- 10. You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours -- 11. Memes: the new replicators -- 12. Nice guys finish first -- 13. The long reach of the gene -- Endnotes -- Updated bibliography -- Index and key to bibliography |
| Summary |
Dawkin's theory that genes may reach outside the bodies in which they sit and manipulate other individuals is recapitulated in this book, the new edition of which has two new chapters - a summary of the arguments and a new argument on the co-operation between the selfish genes |
| Analysis |
Animals Behaviour expounded by theories of survival of species |
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Animals Genes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [333]-343 |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal genetics.
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Behavior genetics.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution.
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Genetics.
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Sociobiology.
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Animal behavior.
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Biological Evolution.
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Evolution
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Genetics, Behavioral.
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Genetics.
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| LC no. |
89016077 |
| ISBN |
0192177737 |
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0192860925 (paperback) |
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