Richard Dawkins
What’s inside
Richard Dawkins’ ‘The Extended Phenotype’ challenges the idea that evolutionary effects are limited to organisms, arguing that genes influence traits which can extend beyond the individual, into the environment and other species.
You’ll Learn
- Insight into a gene-centric perspective on evolution
- Understanding of how genes can influence the environment
- Appreciation for the complexity of natural selection
- Expansion of the concept of what constitutes a phenotype
Key Points
- Redefining the scope of the phenotype
- Gene-centered view of evolution
- Influence of genes beyond the organism
- Genes and their impact on the environment
- Extended phenotype in animal architecture
- Evolutionary strategies and gene manipulation
Who’s it For
- Evolutionary biologists
- Students of genetics
- Readers interested in natural selection
- Fans of Richard Dawkins
- Science enthusiasts
About the author
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his lucid exposition of complex scientific ideas and for his advocacy of atheism and secularism.