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This work presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the basic theory underpinning social evolution - inclusive fitness theory - is central to understanding each event.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bourke, Andrew F. G., 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford series in ecology and evolution.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology)
Social evolution.
Social Behavior
Biological Evolution
Cultural Evolution
Évolution sociale.
Évolution (Biologie)
evolution.
Social evolution
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This work presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the basic theory underpinning social evolution - inclusive fitness theory - is central to understanding each event.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-244) and indexes.
ISBN:0191774553
9780191774553