Jacobus J. Boomsma (Professor of Ecology and Professor o Evolution

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Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution

Beschreibung

This thought-provoking text presents a fresh synthesis of the principles of social evolution that underlie the major transitions, explaining how the basic theory underpinning social evolution - inclusive fitness theory - is central to understanding each event.

Autor

Jacobus J. Boomsma is Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Biology, where he is the Director of the Centre for Social Evolution. He is an Elected Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (1998) and was awarded a Knighthood from the Royal Danish Order of Dannebrog (2015). He received the Quadrennial Hamilton Award for outstanding lifetime achievement by the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (2018). His principle research interests include Social Evolution, Conflict/Cooperation, Mating systems, Coevolution, Conservation, Genomics, and Evolutionary Medicine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 194mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 836g
• ISBN-13: 9780198746171
• ISBN-10: 0198746172
• Artikelnr.: 66116644