Principles of Social Evolution
Series: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 January 2011
- ISBN 9780199231164
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages280 pages
- Size 234x157x16 mm
- Weight 494 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 25 black and white illustrations 0
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Short description:
Investigates and sets out the common principles of social evolution operating across all taxa and levels of biological organisation.
MoreLong description:
Living things are organized in a hierarchy of levels. Genes group together in cells, cells group together in organisms, and organisms group together in societies. Even different species form mutualistic partnerships. Throughout the history of life, previously independent units have formed groups that, in time, have come to resemble individuals in their own right. Evolutionary biologists term such events "the major transitions". The process common to them all is social evolution. Each transition occurs only if natural selection favours one unit joining with another in a new kind of group. This book 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. The book defines the key stages in a major transition, then highlights the shared principles operating at each stage across the transitions as a whole. It addresses in new ways the question of how, once they have arisen, organisms and societies become more individualistic.
... sets the standard for the future of research in social evolution ... It will be indispensable for scholars in the field of social evolution in its broadest sense.
Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements
An Expanded View of Social Evolution
A Primer in Inclusive Fitness Theory
The Major Transitions in Light of Inclusive Fitness Theory
Social Group Formation
Social Group Maintenance
Social Group Transformation
Synthesis and Conclusions
References
Index
