Reinventing Darwin: The Great Evolutionary Debate

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1996
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This is a first hand account of the discussions that are going on between biologists of different persuasions.On the one side are the ultradarwinians, whose ranks include Richard Dawkins and George C Williams.They emphasise the supremacy of the gene and of natural selection.The other side is a more diverse group,the self styled naturalists,who focus on whole creatures rather than genesand who think in terms of complex interacting ecological processes.

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This is a first hand account of the discussions that are going on between biologists of different persuasions.On the one side are the ultradarwinians, whose ranks include Richard Dawkins and George C Williams.They emphasise the supremacy of the gene and of natural selection.The other side is a more diverse group,the self styled naturalists,who focus on whole creatures rather than genesand who think in terms of complex interacting ecological processes.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 01 Jul 1996
ISBN 10: 1857995082
ISBN 13: 9781857995084
Book Overview: *A totally absorbing account of the debate between two opposing theories in evolution. *A highly readable examination of the theory of evolution *Brings scientific controversy vividly to life.

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