Maladaptation: natural selection in the wrong direction?
Auteur :
Madgwick, Philip G.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192870469
Date de publication :
25 juil. 2024
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,4 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
582 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book makes the case that natural selection can do the exact opposite, favouring traits that directly harm an organism's ability to survive and reproduce, by synthesizing evidence from evolution, ecology and genetics to explain how maladaptations are possible, with drastic consequences for our understanding of the design of living things.