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Overview"Living things are organized in a hierarchy of levels. Genes group together in cells, cells group together in organisms, and organisms group together in societies. Even different species form mutualistic partnerships. Throughout the history of life, previously independent units have formed groups that, in time, have come to resemble individuals in their own right. Evolutionary biologists term such events ""the major transitions"". The process common to them all is social evolution. Each transition occurs only if natural selection favours one unit joining with another in a new kind of group. This book presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the basic theory underpinning social evolution - inclusive fitness theory - is central to understanding each event. The book defines the key stages in a major transition, then highlights the shared principles operating at each stage across the transitions as a whole. It addresses in new ways the question of how, once they have arisen, organisms and societies become more individualistic." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew F.G. Bourke (School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.650kg ISBN: 9780199231157ISBN 10: 019923115 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 06 January 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements 1: An Expanded View of Social Evolution 2: A Primer in Inclusive Fitness Theory 3: The Major Transitions in Light of Inclusive Fitness Theory 4: Social Group Formation 5: Social Group Maintenance 6: Social Group Transformation 7: Synthesis and Conclusions References IndexReviewsPrinciples of Social Evolution provides an accessible, comprehensive, and highly readable overview, which will be invaluable in undergraduate teaching. Stuart West, Science Principles of Social Evolution is one of the most enjoyable science books I have ever read. * Jan Oettler, Basic and Applied Ecology * a superb book, one that should change how we teach and think about life on our planet. ... an accessible, comprehensive, and highly readable overview, which will be invaluable in undergraduate teaching ... equally suitable for frontline researchers from postgraduate to professorial levels. * Stuart West, Science * ... sets the standard for the future of research in social evolution ... It will be indispensable for scholars in the field of social evolution in its broadest sense. * Ulrich R. Ernst, TREE * a superb book, one that should change how we teach and think about life on our planet. ... an accessible, comprehensive, and highly readable overview, which will be invaluable in undergraduate teaching ... equally suitable for frontline researchers from postgraduate to professorial levels. Stuart West, Science Author InformationAndrew Bourke graduated with a degree in Zoology from the University of Cambridge in 1983, before conducting a PhD on the social biology of slave-making ants at the University of Bath. In 1988 he obtained a Junior Research Fellowship from Jesus College, Cambridge, which he held until 1991 in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. In 1992, he moved to the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, where he was a research fellow and latterly a Reader. He has held his present position as Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of East Anglia since 2006. His research focuses on the evolution of social behaviour, especially in ants and bees. He has published around 50 articles on the conservation, behaviour, ecology, evolution, and genetics of the social insects, and is coauthor of the book 'Social Evolution in Ants'. From 2000 to 2006, he was an editor, then Editor-in-Chief, of the journal 'Behavioral Ecology'. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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