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Biology's first law : the tendency for diversity and complexity to increase in evolutionary systems

Title
Biology's first law : the tendency for diversity and complexity to increase in evolutionary systems / Daniel W. McShea and Robert N. Brandon.
Author
McShea, Daniel W.
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

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Additional Authors
Brandon, Robert N.
Description
xi, 170 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy
  • Biodiversity
  • Biocomplexity
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The zero-force evolutionary law -- Randomness, hierarchy, and constraint -- Diversity -- Complexity -- Evidence, predictions, and tests -- Philosophical foundations -- Implications.
ISBN
  • 9780226562254 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780226562261 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0226562255 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226562263 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009044828
OCLC
  • ocn457149561
  • SCSB-1568460
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library