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The Ant and the Peacock : Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
The Ant and the Peacock Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
Author: Helena Cronin
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 economica...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521329378
ISBN-10: 052132937X
Publication Date: 2/28/1992
Pages: 504
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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