The gene-centered view of evolution, also known as the selfish gene theory, holds that adaptive evolution occurs through the differential survival of competing genes, increasing the allele frequency o
John Maynard Smith
Richard Dawkins
Darwin's finches by Gould
The Selfish Gene
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The Selfish Gene is a 1976 popular science book by Richard Dawkins that espouses the gene-centred view of evolution. It builds upon the thesis of George Christopher Williams's Adaptation and Natural S
Gene-centered view of evolution
…developed mainly in the works of Richard Dawkins, W. D. Hamilton, Colin Pittendrigh and George C. Williams. It was popularized by Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene (1976). According to Williams' 1966 book Adaptation and Natural Selection…
Original cover, with detail from the painting The Expectant Valley by the zoologist Desmond Morris