Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory An Introduction 1st Edition by James Marshall 9781400866564 1400866561
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ISBN 10: 1400866561
ISBN 13: 9781400866564
Author: James A.R. Marshall
Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William D. Hamilton—inclusive fitness theory—provides the most fundamental and general explanation for the evolution and maintenance of social behavior in the natural world. James Marshall guides readers through the vast and confusing literature on the evolution of social behavior, introducing and explaining the competing theories that claim to provide answers to questions such as why animals evolve to behave altruistically. Using simple statistical language and techniques that practicing biologists will be familiar with, he provides a comprehensive yet easily understandable treatment of key concepts and their repeated misinterpretations. Particular attention is paid to how more realistic features of behavior, such as nonadditivity and conditionality, can complicate analysis. Marshall highlights the general problem of identifying the underlying causes of evolutionary change, and proposes fruitful approaches to doing so in the study of social evolution. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory describes how inclusive fitness theory addresses both simple and complex social scenarios, the controversies surrounding the theory, and how experimental work supports the theory as the most powerful explanation for social behavior and its evolution.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Social Behavior and Evolutionary Thought
Chapter 2: Models of Social Behavior
Chapter 3: The Price Equation
Chapter 4: Inclusive Fitness and Hamilton’s Rule
Chapter 5: Nonadditive Interactions and Hamilton’s Rule
Chapter 6: Conditional Behaviors and Inclusive Fitness
Chapter 7: Variants of Hamilton’s Rule and Evolutionary Explanations
Chapter 8: Heritability, Maximization, and Evolutionary Explanations
Chapter 9: What Is Fitness?
Chapter 10: Evidence, Other Approaches, and Further Topics
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