The Paradox of the Organism - Adaptation and Internal Conflict

About the author

J. Arvid Ågren is Research Associate at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and Affiliated Researcher at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. He is the author of The Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution.Manus M. Patten is an evolutionary biologist whose research explores the consequences of conflict, both for organisms and for evolutionary theory. He is Teaching Professor in Biology at Georgetown University.

Product details

• Assisted by: J. Arvid Ågren (Editor), Manus M. Patten (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.12.2025
• EAN: 9780674296381
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29638-1
• Illustrations: 18 illus., 3 tables
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, natural history, Conservation of the environment, Impact of science & technology on society, Topics in philosophy, Impact of science and technology on society, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Genetics (non-medical), PHILOSOPHY / Nature