Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert L. Trivers / Robert Trivers.
By: Trivers, Robert.
Series: Evolution and cognition. Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: viii, 345 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0195130618; 9780195130621.Subject(s): Sociobiology | Evolution (Biology) | Social evolution in animalsDDC classification: 304.5| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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