The Extended Phenotype: The Gene as the Unit of Selection

Dawkins, R.

ISBN 10: 0198576099 / ISBN 13: 9780198576099

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1983

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viii, 307, . . HB. Lamination peeling from bottom corner of rear cover. Vg. First paperback edition. (The original hardback edition was published by W.H. Freeman, 1982). This book is in some respects a logical development of The Selfish Gene (1976). Dawkins considered this work as his principal contribution to evolutionary theory. [9780198576099]. Seller Inventory # S46399

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Extended Phenotype: The Gene as the Unit...

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A stimulating investigation of new perspectives on gene effects, this sequel to The Selfish Gene argues that since genes can be said to have extended phenotypes outside the body in which they sit, we will have to revolutionize our views of evolutionary adaptation. It also looks at the theory of evolutionary stable strategies, the relationship between Darwinian and Lamarckian theories of adaptation, and Dawkin's suggestion that some of the surplus DNA in eukaryotic genomes may be parasitic.

About the Author:

About the Author Richard Dawkins is a Fellow of New College and Lecturer in Animal Behavior at Oxford University. He is the author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker.