The extended phenotype
the gene as the unit of selection
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Author
Publication
1982 - Freeman, Oxford [Oxfordshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
76,750 words, Guess
Page Count
307 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveextendedphenotyp00dawk_311
- ISBN-100716713586
- ISBN-139780716713586
- LibraryThing59195
- Library of Congress Control Number81009889
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL4264023M
Classifications
- DDC575
- LCCQH375 .D38 1982
Description
By suggesting that individual organisms should be viewed as a single coherent unit, working to maximize their own reproductive success, the author explains that as these organisms are "selfish" they have the capacity to effect the body of another animal, so revolutionizing our views of adaptation.
First Sentence
This is a work of unabashed advocacy.
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