Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert Trivers /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Series: | Evolution and cognition.
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| Item Description: | A collection of 10 papers, 5 published in scholarly journals between 1971-1976 and 5 between 1982-2000. Reciprocal altruism -- Parental investment and reproductive success -- The Trivers-Willard effect -- Parent-offspring conflict -- Haplodiploidy and the social insects -- Size and reproductive success in a lizard -- Selecting good genes for daughters -- Self-deception in service of deceit -- Genomic imprinting -- Fluctuating asymmmetry and 2nd:4th digit ratio in children. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195130618 0195130626 (pbk.) |