Adaptation and Natural Selection - (Princeton Science Library) by George Christopher Williams (Paperback)

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About the Book Originally published: 1966. With new foreword. [First] Princeton science library edition, with new preface by the author, Ã1996. Book Synopsis Biological evolution is a fact--but the many conflicting theories of evolution remain controversial even today. When Adaptation and Natural Selection was first published in 1966, it struck a powerful blow against those who argued for the concept of group selection--the idea that evolution acts to select entire species rather than individuals. Williams's famous work in favor of simple Darwinism over group selection has become a classic of science literature, valued for its thorough and convincing argument and its relevance to many field…