9780684864532 - The Imitation Factor: Evolution beyond the Gene de Dugatkin, Lee Alan (14 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 243, pages, octavo, hardcover, first printing. Includes index. Publicity sheet laid in. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. 061507A ISBN: 0684864533.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. The Free Press, 2000, First Edition, 8vo, 243 pages. Book and jacket in near fine condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Hardcover. Condición: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Free Press, 2000. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with black publisher's mark to bottom page ends. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 243 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover. 243 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Free Press, New York, 2000. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dustjacket is in very good condition with only minor bumping, wear and/or foxing. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Is imitation really the best compliment? As Lee Alan Dugatkin's powerful work of cutting-edge science reveals, imitation is the most profound compliment you can give anyone. It might last for millions of years. An acclaimed biologist, Dugatkin has identified and mapped the effects of a powerful, overlooked, and deceptively simple factor in evolutionary history. He shows how the imitation of one individual by another, in any species, is an essential and fundamental natural force that has enabled the growth of animal and human societies. Previously inexplicable animal behaviors become comprehensible in the light of Dugatkin's research: How can one group of monkeys all learn to use a new tool in one generation? There is no time for genetic evolution to achieve this, but the social system enabled by imitation manages it easily. Dugatkin also investigates the way we, and other species, select mates. Why do tiny sailfin molly fish have sex with another species? The somewhat disturbing truth is, simply, to impress the ladies. There can be no purely genetic, standard Darwinian explanation for it. Such fishy sex isn't all in the genes. Humans and animals alike do things because they see others doing them; in this way fashions, traditions, and customs eventually emerge. Indeed, Dugatkin's astonishing point is that the imitation factor has led to the development in animals of education and culture. This fact has changed the course of evolutionary history. Dugatkin draws on a wide range of his own and others' research into the behavior of fish, birds, whales, and humans to reveal the failure of genetic determination to explain mating behavior and the fundamental process of learning. Aswe watch people become popular and find ourselves attracted to them, we are doing nothing more than what animals have been doing for eons. Dugatkin follows the course of imitation as it leads to teaching and reveals that the mechanics of "animal education" built the species-wide phenomenon known in our own society as civilization. An original, brilliant, and lucid presentation of a profound new idea in evolutionary science, "The Imitation Factor" will have an enduring impact on the way we understand life on earth, and ourselves. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: 0684864533. ISBN/EAN: 9780684864532. Inventory No: 12092903. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light general wear in overall excellent condition. 256 p. Book.

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