Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8 |
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Author:
| Williams, George Christopher |
Series title: | Monographs in Population Biology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-08152-6 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1975 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $63.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the relationship between various types of reproduction and the evolutionary process. Starting with the concept of meiosis, George C. Williams states the conditions under which an organism with both sexual and asexual reproductive capacities will employ each mode. He argues that in low-fecundity higher organisms, sexual reproducti
This book explores the relationship between various types of reproduction and the evolutionary process. Starting with the concept of meiosis, George C. Williams states the conditions under which an organism with both sexual and asexual reproductive capacities will employ each mode. He argues that in low-fecundity higher organisms, sexual reproducti