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Author Roughgarden, Joan.

Title The genial gene : deconstructing Darwinian selfishness / Joan Roughgarden
Published Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, [2009]
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009
©2009

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Description ix, 255 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Sexual selection defined -- The case against sexual selection -- Social selection defined -- The gene : recombination -- The cell : sperm and egg -- The body : male, female and hermaphrodite -- The behavioral tier -- The evolutionary tier -- Family harmony and discord -- Sharing offspring with neighbors -- Conclusion : social versus sexual selection
Summary Explores evidence that suggests whether selfishness and individuality are subjective biological traits, examining social behaviors that relate to sex, gender, and family, and discussing an alternative evolutionary theory called "social selection" that focuses on cooperation
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Evolution (Biology) -- Social aspects.
Human biology -- Social aspects.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Reproduction.
Sexual selection in animals.
LC no. 2008048660
ISBN 0520258266
0520265939
9780520258266
9780520265936
Other Titles Deconstructing Darwinian selfishness