Natural selection and social theory : selected papers of Robert L. Trivers
Robert Trivers
- Oxford Oxford University Press 2002
- viii, 345 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
A collection of 10 papers, 5 published in scholarly journals between 1971-1976 and 5 between 1982-2000. Reciprocal altruism -- Parental investment and reproductive success -- The Trivers-Willard effect -- Parent-offspring conflict -- Haplodiploidy and the social insects -- Size and reproductive success in a lizard -- Selecting good genes for daughters -- Self-deception in service of deceit -- Genomic imprinting -- Fluctuating asymmmetry and 2nd:4th digit ratio in children. Includes bibliographical references and index
9780195130621
2001036767
Evolution (Biology) Social evolution in animals Sociobiology