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The selfish gene
- Title
- The selfish gene / Richard Dawkins.
- Author
- Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QH437 .D38 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 352 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Dawkin's theory that genes may reach outside the bodies in which they sit and manipulate other individuals is recapitulated in this book, the new edition of which has two new chapters - a summary of the arguments and a new argument on the co-operation between the selfish genes.
- Subject
- Genetics
- Evolution (Biology)
- Sociobiology
- Evolution
- Behavior genetics
- Genetics
- Biological Evolution
- Genetics, Behavioral
- genetics
- evolution
- 42.21 evolution
- Evolution
- Behavior genetics
- Sociobiology
- Evolutionstheorie
- Evolutie
- Diergedrag
- Genen
- Memen
- Genetica
- Etologia Animal
- Animal behavior
- Évolution (biologie)
- Génétique animale
- Génétique
- Sociobiologie
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [333]-343.
- Contents
- Why are people? -- The replicators -- Immortal coils -- The gene machine -- Aggression : stability and the selfish machine -- Genesmanship -- Family planning -- Battle of the generations -- Battle of the sexes -- You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours -- Memes : the new replicators -- Nice guys finish first -- The long reach of the gene.
- ISBN
- 0192177737
- 9780192177735
- 0192860925
- 9780192860927
- LCCN
- 89016077
- OCLC
- ocm20012195
- 20012195
- SCSB-1901759
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library