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The Ant and the Peacock by Helena Cronin
The Ant and the Peacock by Helena Cronin
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The Ant and the Peacock

Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
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The "ant" and the "peacock" stand for two puzzles in Darwinism--altruism and sexual selection. How can natural selection favor those, such as the worker ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favor of the public-spirited ways of the commune? And how can "peacocks"--flamboyant, ornamental and apparently useless--be tolerated by the grimly economical Darwinian reaper? Helena Cronin has a deep understanding of today's answers to these riddles and their roots in the nineteenth century; the analysis is new and exciting and the explanations lucid and compelling.
Release date Australia
September 24th, 1993
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  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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  • Foreword by John Maynard Smith
Illustrations
2 Tables, unspecified; 12 Line drawings, unspecified
Pages
508
Dimensions
152x232x30
ISBN-13
9780521457651
Product ID
1976421

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