Re: Article: Is group selection necessary to explain social adaptations in microorganisms?

From: Jim McGinn (jimmcginn_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:30:09 -0500 (EST)

Robert Karl Stonjek wrote:

> News and Commentary Evolutionary theory:
> Is group selection necessary to explain social
> adaptations in microorganisms?
>
> A Zahavi
>
> Heredity (2005) 94, 143-144. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800620
> Published online 24 November 2004

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> Full Text at Nature Genetics
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/hdy/journal/v94/n2/full/6800620a.html

This paper is a minefield of potential miscommunications.
The author seems to have not a clue of the differences in
interpretation of many of the concepts dicussed in this
paper.

Lots of vaguely explained concepts thrown together to
effect the illusion of saying something. But nothing
of import is stated.

Jim