Narrow Roads of Gene Land: Volume 2: Evolution of Sex

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

The second volume of the collected papers of W D Hamilton, each one introduced by an autobiographical essay. Hamilton is the most important theoretical biologist of the 20th century and his papers, not especially numerous, have had, and continue to exert, an enormous influence. Many were originally published in obscure and inaccessible places. Volume 1 (OUP, still in print) was devoted mainly to selection for social behaviour, the first half of Hamilton's life's work; Volume 2 is on the other half, on sex and sexual selection, and it includes the 18 papers published between 1980 and 1991. Each paper is accompanied by a specially written introduction describing why the work was done, how the paper came to be written, and its eventual fate. The introductions, written in an accessible, non-technical style, include history, opinion, and excerpts from Hamilton's life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-11-29
Mått:155 x 236 x 43 mm
Vikt:1 562 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Narrow Roads of Gene Land
Antal sidor:930
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198503361

Utforska kategorier

Djurens beteende inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

W. D. Hamilton is one of the most influential biologists of the 20th century and is widely regarded as the most important theoretical innovator in the evolutionary study of behaviour since Darwin. He is known throughout the world for his seminal work on social evolution (kin selection), sex ratio evolution and, more recently, for work on the involvement of parasites in sexual selection and on the evolutionary maintenance of sexuality. A Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Hamilton is a Royal Society Research Professor in the Zoology Department at Oxford University. His awards include the Albert Wander Foundation Prize (Switzerland, 1992), the Crafoord Prize (Sweden, 1993), and the Kyoto Prize (Japan, 1993).