Evolutionary arms races [electronic resource] / Mark Pagel.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (39 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Coevolution | Evolution (Biology) | Evolutionary genetics | Host-parasite relationships | Human evolution | Natural selection | Adaptive Immunity | Biological Evolution | Food Chain | Genetic Fitness | Genomic Imprinting | Host-Pathogen Interactions | Models, Theoretical | Selection, GeneticOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Arms races and evolutionary arms races -- What are they and how are they defined -- Features of arms races -- Who wins?: the Red Queen and the life-dinner principle -- Common arms races in nature -- Predators and prey, sexual selection, parent offspring conflict and host-parasite coevolution -- HIV evolution, parent-infant resemblance in humans and genomic imprinting.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.