Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges
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Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges is an influential book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes how natural selection operates across different biological levels and conceptual domains, highlighting theoretical issues and challenges in evolutionary theory.
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| instanceOf |
biology book
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book ⓘ evolutionary biology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
conceptual issues in evolutionary theory
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conflicts between selection at different levels ⓘ problems of defining fitness ⓘ theoretical challenges to adaptationism ⓘ |
| analyzes |
gene-level selection
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group-level selection ⓘ organism-level selection ⓘ |
| author |
George C. Williams
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George Christopher Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarifies conceptual structure of natural selection
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influences debates on units of selection ⓘ refines understanding of how natural selection is partitioned across levels ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential work in evolutionary biology
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theoretical analysis of natural selection ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
challenges to standard views of natural selection
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clarifying units of selection ⓘ conceptual domains of natural selection ⓘ how natural selection operates at different biological levels ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | George C. Williams is an evolutionary biologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern evolutionary theory
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philosophy of biology discussions of selection levels ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of evolutionary theory
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evolutionary biologists ⓘ philosophers of biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
domains of selection
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evolutionary theory ⓘ levels of selection ⓘ natural selection ⓘ theoretical problems in evolution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
adaptation and natural selection
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multi-level selection theory ⓘ units of selection debate ⓘ |
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