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Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinship theory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. Readership: general; students of biology, zoology, animal behaviour, psychology.
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"the sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius" -- New York Times
About the Author
Richard Dawkins is Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, Fellow of New College, Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and recipient of many prizes and honours, including the Shakespeare Prize this year. His books include The Blind Watchmaker and he Extended Phenotype (OPB, 1989).
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