Michael J. Wade
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226129563
- eISBN:
- 9780226129877
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226129877.001.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Evolutionary Biology / Genetics
The central question addressed in this book is this: How is the process of adaptation different if the members of a population live clustered in small groups instead of being homogenously distributed ...
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The central question addressed in this book is this: How is the process of adaptation different if the members of a population live clustered in small groups instead of being homogenously distributed like grass on a lawn? The field is called ‘evolution in subdivided populations’ or ‘adaptation in metapopulations.’ The book covers a diverse array of topics, including group selection, family selection, kin selection and sexual selection, as well as speciation genetics, maternal and paternal genetic effects, and host-symbiont co-evolution. These topics are addressed using a combination of conceptual, theoretical, field and laboratory studies and a diversity of living systems ranging from the laboratory model of flour beetles in the genus, Tribolium, to willow leaf beetles, to other animals, plants and microbes.Less
The central question addressed in this book is this: How is the process of adaptation different if the members of a population live clustered in small groups instead of being homogenously distributed like grass on a lawn? The field is called ‘evolution in subdivided populations’ or ‘adaptation in metapopulations.’ The book covers a diverse array of topics, including group selection, family selection, kin selection and sexual selection, as well as speciation genetics, maternal and paternal genetic effects, and host-symbiont co-evolution. These topics are addressed using a combination of conceptual, theoretical, field and laboratory studies and a diversity of living systems ranging from the laboratory model of flour beetles in the genus, Tribolium, to willow leaf beetles, to other animals, plants and microbes.
Fernando Vega‐Redondo
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198774723
- eISBN:
- 9780191596971
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198774729.003.0004
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Microeconomics
Generalizes the dynamic approach of Ch. 3 so that it becomes applicable to the modelling of evolutionary processes in socio‐economic environments. It introduces the central notion of payoff ...
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Generalizes the dynamic approach of Ch. 3 so that it becomes applicable to the modelling of evolutionary processes in socio‐economic environments. It introduces the central notion of payoff monotonicity and explores its implications for the evolution of rational behaviour. The main issues are illustrated through examples pertaining to bargaining and cultural (hierarchical) evolution.Less
Generalizes the dynamic approach of Ch. 3 so that it becomes applicable to the modelling of evolutionary processes in socio‐economic environments. It introduces the central notion of payoff monotonicity and explores its implications for the evolution of rational behaviour. The main issues are illustrated through examples pertaining to bargaining and cultural (hierarchical) evolution.
Derek Denton
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199203147
- eISBN:
- 9780191695476
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199203147.003.0006
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Development
This chapter examines Gerald Edelman's theory on the emergence of primary consciousness. It explains Edelman's thoughts about the development of the brain which was based on the theory that variation ...
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This chapter examines Gerald Edelman's theory on the emergence of primary consciousness. It explains Edelman's thoughts about the development of the brain which was based on the theory that variation and diversity among individuals of a population provides the basis for competition and natural selection of the fittest or the best. It explains elements of the Neuronal Group Selection Theory (NGST) which include the influence of genetic forces of the formation of the brain's anatomy, the occurrence of a process of synaptic selection, and the process of ‘re-entry’.Less
This chapter examines Gerald Edelman's theory on the emergence of primary consciousness. It explains Edelman's thoughts about the development of the brain which was based on the theory that variation and diversity among individuals of a population provides the basis for competition and natural selection of the fittest or the best. It explains elements of the Neuronal Group Selection Theory (NGST) which include the influence of genetic forces of the formation of the brain's anatomy, the occurrence of a process of synaptic selection, and the process of ‘re-entry’.
