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Author | : George Christopher Williams |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2018-10-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691185506 |
Download Adaptation and Natural Selection Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Biological evolution is a fact—but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection—the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams’s famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many fields outside of biology. Now with a new foreword by Richard Dawkins, Adaptation and Natural Selection is an essential text for understanding the nature of scientific debate.
Author | : Charles Darwin |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : 2008-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1565430816 |
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Publisher | : MSAC Philosophy Group |
Total Pages | : 28 |
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Author | : National Academy of Sciences |
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Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Science |
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Download In the Light of Evolution Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.
Author | : John A. Endler |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2020-03-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691209510 |
Download Natural Selection in the Wild. (MPB-21), Volume 21 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Natural selection is an immense and important subject, yet there have been few attempts to summarize its effects on natural populations, and fewer still which discuss the problems of working with natural selection in the wild. These are the purposes of John Endler's book. In it, he discusses the methods and problems involved in the demonstration and measurement of natural selection, presents the critical evidence for its existence, and places it in an evolutionary perspective. Professor Endler finds that there are a remarkable number of direct demonstrations of selection in a wide variety of animals and plants. The distribution of observed magnitudes of selection in natural populations is surprisingly broad, and it overlaps extensively the range of values found in artificial selection. He argues that the common assumption that selection is usually weak in natural populations is no longer tenable, but that natural selection is only one component of the process of evolution; natural selection can explain the change of frequencies of variants, but not their origins.
Author | : Charles Darwin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 1987-11-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521348072 |
Download Charles Darwin's Natural Selection Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is unquestionably one of the chief landmarks in biology. The Origin (as it is widely known) was literally only an abstract of the manuscript Darwin had originally intended to complete and publish as the formal presentation of his views on evolution. Compared with the Origin, his original long manuscript work on Natural Selection, which is presented here and made available for the first time in printed form, has more abundant examples and illustrations of Darwin's argument, plus an extensive citation of sources.
Author | : Jerry Fodor |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2011-02-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1847651909 |
Download What Darwin Got Wrong Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary theory. They do not deny Darwin's status as an outstanding scientist but question the inferences he drew from his observations. Combining the results of cutting-edge work in experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical argument they mount a devastating critique of the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. The logic underlying natural selection is the survival of the fittest under changing environmental pressure. This logic, they argue, is mistaken. They back up the claim with evidence of what actually happens in nature. This is a rare achievement - the short book that is likely to make a great deal of difference to a very large subject. What Darwin Got Wrong will be controversial. The authors' arguments will reverberate through the scientific world. At the very least they will transform the debate about evolution.
Author | : Michael Ruse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2022-11-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1009092936 |
Download Understanding Natural Selection Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Natural selection, as introduced by Charles Darwin in the Origin of Species (1859), has always been a topic of great conceptual and empirical interest. This book puts Darwin's theory of evolution in historical context showing that, in important respects, his central mechanism of natural selection gives the clue to understanding the nature of organisms. Natural selection has important implications, not just for the understanding of life's history – single-celled organism to man – but also for our understanding of contemporary social norms, as well as the nature of religious belief. The book is written in clear, non-technical language, appealing not just to philosophers, historians, and biologists, but also to general readers who find thinking about important issues both challenging and exciting.
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Author | : David Lane |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2016-09-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1365377482 |
Download Naturally Selected: Original Readings in Biological Evolution Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This contains four original papers that are fundamental to our understanding of modern biology, including Gregor Mendel's Experiments in Plant Hybridization, Alfred Russel Wallace's On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type, Thomas H. Huxley's initial review of Darwin's On Origin of Species, and James Watson and Francis Crick's paper groundbreaking paper Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids.