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Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8 (Monographs in Population Biology) by George Christopher Williams is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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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 reproduction is generally maladaptive, and persists because there is no ready means of developing an asexual alternative. The book then considers the evolutiona
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- George Christopher Williams
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691081472
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Biology, Stem
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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