Evolution in four dimensions : genetic, epigenetic, behavioral, and symbolic variation in the history of life /
A pioneering proposal for a pluralistic extension of evolutionary theory, now updated to reflect the most recent research. This new edition of the widely read Evolution in Four Dimensions has been revised to reflect the spate of new discoveries in biology since the book was first published in 2005,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
A Bradford Book,
[2014]
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780262322676 0262322676 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- I. The First Dimension. 1. The transformations of Darwinism ; 2. From genes to characters ; 3. Genetic variation: blind, directed, interpretive?
- II. Three more dimensions. 4. The epigenetic inheritance systems ; 5. The behavioral inheritance systems ; 6. The symbolic inheritance system ; Between the acts: an interim summary
- III. Putting Humpty Dumpty together again. 7. Interacting dimensions: genes and epigenetic systems ; 8. Genes and behavior, genes and language ; 9. Lamarckism evolving: the evolution of the educated guess ; 10. A last dialogue
- IV. After seven years. 11. Developing evolution.