Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges
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Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges is an influential book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes how natural selection operates across different biological levels and conceptual domains, highlighting theoretical issues and challenges in evolutionary theory.
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Target entity: Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges Context triple: [George C. Williams, notableWork, Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges]
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The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
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Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges Target entity description: Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges is an influential book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes how natural selection operates across different biological levels and conceptual domains, highlighting theoretical issues and challenges in evolutionary theory.
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A.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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B.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
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C.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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D.
The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
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| instanceOf |
biology book
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book ⓘ evolutionary biology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
conceptual issues in evolutionary theory
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conflicts between selection at different levels ⓘ problems of defining fitness ⓘ theoretical challenges to adaptationism ⓘ |
| analyzes |
gene-level selection
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group-level selection ⓘ organism-level selection ⓘ |
| author |
George C. Williams
NERFINISHED
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George Christopher Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarifies conceptual structure of natural selection
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influences debates on units of selection ⓘ refines understanding of how natural selection is partitioned across levels ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential work in evolutionary biology
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theoretical analysis of natural selection ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
challenges to standard views of natural selection
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clarifying units of selection ⓘ conceptual domains of natural selection ⓘ how natural selection operates at different biological levels ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | George C. Williams is an evolutionary biologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern evolutionary theory
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philosophy of biology discussions of selection levels ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of evolutionary theory
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evolutionary biologists ⓘ philosophers of biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
domains of selection
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evolutionary theory ⓘ levels of selection ⓘ natural selection ⓘ theoretical problems in evolution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
adaptation and natural selection
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multi-level selection theory ⓘ units of selection debate ⓘ |
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Subject: Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges Description of subject: Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges is an influential book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes how natural selection operates across different biological levels and conceptual domains, highlighting theoretical issues and challenges in evolutionary theory.
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