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portada Group Selection in Predator-Prey Communities. (Mpb-9)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
1975
Language
English
Pages
124
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.2x14.2x0.9 cm
Weight
0.18 kg.
ISBN
0691081611
ISBN13
9780691081618
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Group Selection in Predator-Prey Communities. (Mpb-9)

Michael E. Gilpin (Author) · Princeton University Press · Paperback

Group Selection in Predator-Prey Communities. (Mpb-9) - Gilpin, Michael E.

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Synopsis "Group Selection in Predator-Prey Communities. (Mpb-9) "

Many animals regulate their population density by patterns of behavior that would be easy to explain if the forces of natural selection acted to optimize group properties. But Darwinian selection acts on individuals, not groups, and most simple theories have shown group selection to be too slow ever to oppose individual selection successfully. In this book Michael Gilpin presents a model, based on predator-prey dynamics, wherein nonlinear effects are important, so that small advantages to the selfish individual are nonlinearly amplified into disaster for his group. The result is that group selection can be rapid and powerful. Of course many instances of apparent group selection can be explained by kin selection; in other cases, close examination reveals that seemingly altruistic behavior directly benefits the individual genotype as well as the group. The value of the monograph is that it provides a robust model in which group selection, pure and unadulterated, can be seen to work.

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