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The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
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by Helena Cronin; Foreword by John Maynard Smith; Foreword by John Maynard Smith

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The "ant" and the "peacock" stand for two puzzles in Darwinism--altruism and sexual selection. How can natural selection favor those, such as the worker ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favor of the public-spirited ways of the commune? And how can "peacocks"--flamboyant, ornamental and apparently useless--be tolerated by the grimly economical Darwinian reaper? Helena Cronin has a deep understanding of today's answers to these riddles and their roots in the nineteenth century; the analysis is new and exciting and the explanations lucid and compelling.

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  • Title The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
  • Author Helena Cronin; Foreword by John Maynard Smith; Foreword by John Maynard Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 508
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Publication date 1993-09-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521457651 / 0521457653
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.14 x 5.98 x 1.2 in (23.22 x 15.19 x 3.05 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Dewey Decimal Code 575.5
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