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Major Transitions in Evolution
Av Eors Szathmary, John Maynard Smith
E-bok, 1997
1064 kr
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During evolution, there have been several major changes in the way that genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular …
Evolutionary Genetics
Häftad, 1998
1079 kr
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The first edition of Maynard Smith's Evolutionary Genetics (first published in 1989) was welcomed as the first comprehensive introduction to the molecular and population aspects of evolutionary genetics, and has now become one of the definitive textbooks in the field. Aimed at advanced …
The Major Transitions in Evolution
Av John Maynard Smith, Eors Szathmary
Häftad, 1997
1536 kr
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During evolution, there have been several major changes in the way that genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular …
Did Darwin Get It Right?
Essays on Games, Sex and Evolution
Av John Maynard Smith, Julian Maynard, Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
1202 kr
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Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some of the hottest issues in biology today. Its author, the eminently quotable John Maynard Smith, discusses such fascinating conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, …
Evolution and the Theory of Games
Häftad, 1982
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993 kr
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In this 1982 book, the theory of games, first developed to analyse economic behaviour, is modified so that it can be applied to evolving populations. John Maynard Smith's concept of an evolutionarily stable strategy is relevant whenever the best thing for an animal or plant to do depends on what …
The Evolution of Sex
Häftad, 1978
671 kr
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The question of why organisms reproduce sexually is still a matter of controversy. In this account, Professor Maynard Smith considers the selective forces responsible for the origin and evolution of sexual reproduction and genetic recombination, using quantitative population genetics arguments to …
Models in Ecology
Häftad, 1978
781 kr
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This book is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in ecology. Ecological models of two kinds are dealt with: mathematical models of a strategic kind aimed at an understanding of the general properties of ecosystems and laboratory models designed with the same aim in view. The mathematical and …
The Theory of Evolution
Häftad, 1993
331 kr
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All living plants and animals, including man, are the modified descendants of one or a few simple living things. A hundred years ago Darwin and Wallace in their theory of natural selection, or the survival of the fittest, explained how evolution could have happened in terms of processes known to …
Did Darwin Get It Right?
Essays on Games, Sex and Evolution
E-bok, 2012
1622 kr
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Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some of the hottest issues in biology today. Its author, the eminently quotable John Maynard Smith, discusses such fascinating conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, …
