The ant and the peacock : altruism and sexual selection from Darwin to today /

Cronin named her book after two organisms that gave Charles Darwin some difficult moments as he struggled with his theory of natural selection. The vast majority of ants are sterile workers, never reproducing, each always ready to engage in potential sacrifice of self for colony. How can natural sel...

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Main Author:	Cronin, Helena
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1991.
Subjects:	Sexual selection in animals. Courtship in animals. Altruistic behavior in animals. Natural selection. Altruism. Sex preselection. Evolution. Selection (Genetics) Altruism Sex Preselection Mating Preference, Animal Selection, Genetic Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux. Parade nuptiale des animaux. Sélection naturelle. Comportement altruiste des animaux. Parade nuptiale. Altruisme chez les animaux. Altruisme. Sexe des enfants > Choix. Seksuele selectie. Dieren. Evolutietheorie. Peafowl. Ants. Sélection naturelle. Comportement sexuel des animaux. Sélection sexuelle chez les animaux. Évolution (biologie) > Histoire. Comportement animal. Darwinisme.

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