Description
This landmark work in evolutionary biology expands the concept of the phenotype beyond an organism’s body to encompass everything its genes influence—including nests, webs, behavior, ecological relationships, and the actions of other organisms. Building on a gene-centered view of evolution, it examines how replicators shape environments and manipulate biological systems in ways that promote their own persistence, whether or not they reside in the organism carrying out the behavior. Drawing on examples from parasites, animal communication, social insects, and parent-offspring relationships, the book challenges conventional boundaries between organism and environment. Rigorous, provocative, and influential, it offers a far-reaching contribution to evolutionary theory for readers interested in genetics, behavior, and the complex forces shaping life.
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paperback
Oxford University Press
Published Jan 1, 1983
307 pages
ISBN: 0192860887
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First Published
1981
Language
eng
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