The major transitions in evolution revisited / edited by Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calcott, Brett.

Sterelny, Kim.

Szathmáry, Eörs.

Series:

Vienna series in theoretical biology.

Vienna series in theoretical biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Biodiversity.

Genetic transformation.

Population genetics.

Maynard Smith, John, 1920-2004. Major transitions in evolution.

Maynard Smith, John.

Szathmáry, Eörs. Major transitions in evolution.

Szathmáry, Eörs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1995, John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry published their influential book 'The Major Transitions in Evolution'. In this volume, scholars reconsider and extend the earlier book's themes in light of recent developments in evolutionary biology.

Contents:

Introduction : a dynamic view of evolution / Brett Calcott and Kim Sterelny

The miscellaneous transitions in evolution / Daniel W. McShea and Carl Simpson

Alternative patterns of explanation for major transitions / Brett Calcott

Biological ontogeny and hierarchical organization : a defense of rank freedom / Samir Okasha

Darwinian populations and transitions in individuality / Peter Godfrey-Smith

Evolvability reconsidered / Kim Sterelny

To be or not to be : where is self-preservation in evolutionary theory? / Pamela Lyon

The evolution of restraint in structured populations : setting the stage for an egalitarian major transition / Benjamin Kerr and Joshua Nahum

Conflicts among levels of selection as fuel for the evolution of individuality / Paul B. Rainey and Benjamin Kerr

Evolutionary transitions in individuality : multicellularity and sex / Richard E. Michod

How many levels are there? : how insights from evolutionary transitions in individuality help measure the hierarchical complexity of life / Carl Simpson

Plant individuality and multilevel selection theory / Ellen Clarke

Phylogenetic, functional, and geological perspectives on complex multicellularity / Andrew H. Knoll and David Hewitt

The small picture approach to the big picture : using DNA sequences to investigate the diversification of animal body plans / Lindell Bromham

Concluding remarks / Eörs Szathmáry and Chrisantha Fernando.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-283-11918-8

9786613119186

0-262-29570-9

OCLC:

727944851