Biology's First Law The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems

Name: Biology's First Law The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems
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ISBN: 9780226562254

ISBN-10: 0226562255

ISBN-13: 9780226562254

Edition: 2010

Authors: Daniel W. McShea, Robert N. Brandon

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Daniel McShea and Robert Brandon argue that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not.

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.93" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Zero-Force Evolutionary Law



Randomness, Hierarchy, and Constraint



Diversity



Complexity



Evidence, Predictions, and Tests



Philosophical Foundations



Implications


Notes


References


Index