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Evolutionary Restraints: The Contentious History Of Group Selection

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Evolutionary Restraints: The Contentious History Of Group SelectionISBN13:9780226067032ISBN10:0226067033Author:Borrello, Mark E. (Author)Description:Much Of The Evolutionary Debate Since Darwin Has Focused On The Level At Which Natural Selection Occurs Most Biologists Acknowledge Multiple Levels Of Selection-From The Gene To The Species The Debate About Group Selection, However, Is The Focus Of Mark E Borrello’s Evolutionary Restraints Tracing The History Of Biological Attempts To Determine Whether Selection Leads To The Evolution Of Fitter Groups, Borrello Takes As His Focus The British Naturalist V C Wynne-Edwards, Who Proposed That Animals Could Regulate Their Own Populations And Thus Avoid Overexploitation Of Their Resources By The Mid-Twentieth Century, Wynne-Edwards Became An Advocate For Group Selection Theory And Led A Debate That Engaged The Most Significant Evolutionary Biologists Of His Time, Including Ernst Mayr, G C Williams, And Richard Dawkins This Important Dialogue Bled Out Into Broader Conversations About Population Regulation, Environmental Crises, And The Evolution Of Human Social Behavior By Examining A Single Facet In The Long Debate About Evolution, Borrello Provides Powerful Insight Into An Intellectual Quandary That Remains Relevant And Alive To This Day Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF CHICAGO PRPublication Date:2012-05-15Weight:0.66 lbsDimensions:0.6” H x 8.8” L x 5.9” WNumber of Pages:215Language:English