{"product_id":"darwinian-dynamics-evolutionary-transitions-in-fitness-and-individuality-9780691050119","title":"Darwinian Dynamics  Evolutionary Transitions in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of fitness has long been a topic of intense debate among evolutionary biologists and their critics, with its definition and explanatory power coming under attack. This book offers a fresh interpretation of evolution and fitness concepts. It argues that evolution has no enduring products; what matters is the process of genetic change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Darwinian Dynamics is an excellent and masterful synthesis of the current understanding about how evolutionary principles work at the various levels of biological organization... Much like Einstein's theories of relativity extended classical mechanics, Michod's multi-selection theory is an extension of classical selection theory... Well produced and current... Michod has written what should be a classic for decades to come.\"--Norman A. Johnson, Bioscience \"Individuality and fitness, two of the most fundamental concepts in evolutionary theory, are anything but simple. Theoretical biologist Richard Michod reviews and extends the state of the art for these subjects in Darwinian Dynamics... [These are] some of the most exciting advances in modern biology from one of its most able practitioners.\"--David Sloan Wilson, Human Biology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Acknowledgments   CHAPTER 1 The Language of Selection   Plan of the Book   Darwinian Dynamics   Major Evolutionary Transitions   Cooperation and Conflict   Fisherian Fitness   Deconstructing Fitness   Selection as Fitness Covariance   Mathematical Models   Adequacy Criterion for Understanding Fitness   Definitions of Basic Concepts   CHAPTER 2 Origin of Fitness   Complementarity   Spontaneous Creation   Self-Replication and the Origin of Fitness   Replicator Dynamics   Design Analysis of Molecular Replicator   Life History Evolution   Survival of the Fittest   Survival of Anybody   Overview of the Origin of Fitness   CHAPTER 3 The First Individuals   Origin of Gene Networks   Cooperation and Conflict   Survival of the First   Evolutionary Transitions Are Inherently Nonlinear   Origin of Hypercycles   Quasispecies   Population Structure   Kin Selection in Evolutionary Transitions   Conflict Mediation through Individuality   Further Evolution of the Cell   Heritable Capacities of Single Cells   Reconsidering Adaptedness and Fitness   Early Transitions in Evolution   CHAPTER 4 Evolution of Interactions   Gene Frequency Change   Population Growth   Frequency-Dependent Selection   Constant Selection   Adaptive Topography   Frequency Dependence Decouples Fitness in a Selection Hierarchy   Selection as Covariance   Fisher's Fundamental Theorem   Evolution in Hierarchically Structured Populations   Evolution of Multicellular Organisms   Kin Selection   Game Theory   Modification of Genetic Constraints   Population Dynamics and Natural Selection   Fitness Minima   Prisoner's Dilemma   Spatial Structure and the Evolution of   Cooperation   The Problem of Frequency Dependence   CHAPTER 5 Multilevel Selection of the Organism   A Scenario   A Model for the Emergence of Organisms   Recurrence Equations   Within-Organism Mutation Selection Model   Mutation Rate   Covariance Methods   The Risk of Development   Increase of Cooperation   Level of Cooperation among Cells within Organisms   Fitness of Organisms   Effect of Sex and Diploidy on the Emerging Organism   Strengths and Weaknesses of the Model   CHAPTER 6 Rediscovering Individuality   Evolutionary Individuals   Two-Locus Modifier Model   Model Parameters   Equilibria of the System   Evolution of the Germ Line   Evolution of the Mutation Rate   Evolution of Self-Policing   Evolution of Adult Size   Effect of Transition on the Level of   Cooperation   Increase of Fitness Covariance at Organism   Level   Heritability of Fitness and the Evolution   of Individuality   Sex and Individuality   Origin of Multicellular Life   Transitions in Individuality   CHAPTER 7 Fitness Explanations   Overview of Fitness and Natural Selection   Trading Fitness through Cooperation   Kinship and Population Structure   Conflict Mediation   Reconsidering Fitness   The \"Tautology Problem\"   Surrogates for Natural Selection   Evolution of Selfing   Cost of Sex   Immortality, Death, and the Life Cycle   Kin Selection of Altruism   Heterozygote Superiority   Sickle Cell Anemia   Darwin's Dilemmas   CHAPTER 8 A Philosophy of Fitness   Dynamics of Design   What Makes Biology Different?   Success and Design   Long-Term versus Short-Term Measures of Fitness   Darwinian Dynamics   Natural Selection as a Biological Law   Paradigms for Natural Selection   Fitness in Darwinian Dynamics   The Insufficiency of Individual Fitness   Heritability and Natural Selection   Schema for Natural Selection   The Propensity Interpretation of Fitness   Brandon's Approach   Heritable Capacities as Components of Design   Overall Adaptedness of Organisms   Masking of Adaptiveness   Are Adaptation Concepts Necessary?   F-Fitness and Evolutionary Explanations   Explaining Fitness   APPENDIX A Supporting Analyses   Statistics of Fitness and Selection   Equilibria for Modifier Model (G = 0)   Cost of Sex in Diploids   APPENDIX B Fitness Phrases   APPENDIX C Notation   Notes   References   Index","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403702214999,"sku":"9780691050119","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691050119.jpg?v=1730484294","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/darwinian-dynamics-evolutionary-transitions-in-fitness-and-individuality-9780691050119","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}