Sex and evolution
Auteur :
Williams, George Christopher
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691081526
Date de publication :
21 mars 1975
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
255 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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