The major transitions in evolution revisited / edited by Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny.

Other author Calcott, Brett.
Other author Sterelny, Kim.
Other author Szathmáry, Eörs.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesVienna series in theoretical biology
Vienna series in theoretical biology. ^A691420
Contents Introduction : a dynamic view of evolution / Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny -- The miscellaneous transitions in evolution / Daniel W. McShea and Carl Simpson -- Alternative patterns of explanation for major transitions / Brett Calcott -- Biological ontogeny and hierarchical organization : a defense of rank freedom / Samir Okasha -- Darwinian populations and transitions in individuality / Peter Godfrey-Smith -- Evolvability reconsidered / Kim Sterelny -- To be or not to be : where is self-preservation in evolutionary theory? / Pamela Lyon -- The evolution of restraint in structured populations : setting the stage for an egalitarian major transition / Benjamin Kerr and Joshua Nahum -- Conflicts among levels of selection as fuel for the evolution of individuality / Paul B. Rainey and Benjamin Kerr -- Evolutionary transitions in individuality : multicellularity and sex / Richard E. Michod -- How many levels are there? : how insights from evolutionary transitions in individuality help measure the hierarchical complexity of life / Carl Simpson -- Plant individuality and multilevel selection theory / Ellen Clarke -- Phylogenetic, functional, and geological perspectives on complex multicellularity / Andrew H. Knoll and David Hewitt -- The small picture approach to the big picture : using DNA sequences to investigate the diversification of animal body plans / Lindell Bromham -- Concluding remarks / Eörs Szathmáry and Chrisantha Fernando.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010028052
ISBN9780262015240 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262015242 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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