Adaptation and Environment (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The existence of adaptations, the fit between organisms and their environments, is one of the most striking features of the biological world..." (more)
Key Phrases: Maynard Smith, New Guinea, Richard Dawkins

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Throughout this book, Brandon sustains an in-depth reflection on the concepts associated with this fundamental theory of evolutionary biology.... Brandon thus gives to the principle of natural selection a universal explanatory power, insisting on the fact that even if they give the impression of answering teleological questions, the different stages of the adaptationist explanation' turn up nothing but mechanist processes.

Product Description

By focusing on the crucial role of environment in the process of adaptation, this study clarifies definitions and principles. The author argues that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptation to a common selective environment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 3, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691001529
• ISBN-13: 978-0691001524
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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