Current problems in sociobiology / edited by King's College sociobiology group.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King's College (University of Cambridge)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociobiology--Congresses.

Sociobiology.

Human evolution--Congresses.

Human evolution.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.

Contents:

Part I Natural Selection and Sociobiology / R. W. Wrangham Wrangham, R. W.

1 Adaptation, fitness and the evolutionary tautology / R. I. M. Dunbar Dunbar, R. I. M.

2 The evolution of social behaviour - a classification of models / J. Maynard Smith Smith, J. Maynard

3 Replicators and vehicles R. Dawkins

4 The concept of fitness in population genetics and sociobiology / P. O' Donald Donald, P. O'

Part II Complexity in Evolutionary Processes / D. I. Rubenstein Rubenstein, D. I.

5 Risk, uncertainty and evolutionary strategies / D. I. Rubenstein Rubenstein, D. I.

6 Gene competition without selection / E. A. Thompson Thompson, E. A.

7 Behavioural development and evolutionary processes / P. P. G. Bateson Bateson, P. P. G.

8 Individual heterogeneity and population regulation

Part III Evolutionary Conflicts of Interest / R. I. M. Dunbar Dunbar, R. I. M.

9 Phenotype-limited evolutionarily stable strategies / G. A. Parker Parker, G. A.

10 Parental care and sex role reversal / N. Knowlton Knowlton, N.

11 Parental investment in male and female offspring in mammals / T. H. Clutton-Brock Clutton-Brock, T. H.

Part IV Sociality / B. C. R. Bertram Bertram, B. C. R.

12 Problems with altruism / B. C. R. Bertram Bertram, B. C. R.

13 Mutualism, kinship and social evolution / R. W. Wrangham Wrangham, R. W.

14 Sociodemographic attributes of nepotism in tribal populations: man the rule-breaker / N. A. Chagnon Chagnon, N. A.

Part V The Problems of Comparison / T. H. Clutton-Brock Clutton-Brock, T. H.

15 Prospects for interspecific comparison in sociobiology / P. J. Jarman Jarman, P. J.

16 Comparisons between taxa and adaptive trends: problems of methodology / P. H. Harvey Harvey, P. H., G. M. Mace Mace, G. M.

17 Behaviour and competition for scarce resources / N. B. Davies Davies, N. B..

Notes:

"Originally presented at a conference held at King's College, Cambridge on 4-6 July 1980"--Pref.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0521242037

OCLC:

7578099