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020 _a9780198788607
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245 4 _aThe selfish gene
260 _a
_bOxford University Press,
_c2016
300 _axxxii, 464 pages ; 20 cm
500 _a40th anniversary edition
505 _a1. Why are people?
_r2. The replicators --
_r3. Immortalcoils --
_r4. The gene machine --
_r5. Aggression: stability and the selfish machine --
_r6. Genesmanship --
_r7. Family planning --
_r8. Battle of the generations --
_r9. Battle of the sexes --
_rI. You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours --
_ria Memes: the new replicators --
_r12. Nice guys finish first --
_rI 3. The e3g reach of the gene --
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520 _aRichard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have ; forced thousands of readers to rethink their beliefs about life. ; In his internationally bestselling, now classic volume, The Selfish Gene, Dawkins explains how the selfish gene can also be a subtle gene. The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do ; exist in nature. Bees, for example, will commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, and birds will risk their lives to warn the flock of an approaching hawk. ; This 30th anniversary edition of Dawkins' fascinating book retains all original material, including the two enlightening chapters added in the second edition. In a new Introduction the author presents his thoughts thirty years after the publication of his first and most famous book, while the ; inclusion of the two-page original Foreword by brilliant American scientist Robert Trivers shows the enthusiastic reaction of the scientific community at that time. This edition is a celebration of a remarkable exposition of evolutionary thought, a work that has been widely hailed for its stylistic ; brilliance and deep scientific insights, and that continues to stimulate whole new areas of research today.
650 _aGenetics
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650 _aEvolution (Biology)
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650 _aSociobiology
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700 _aDawkins, Richard J.
_eAuthor
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