The ant and the peacock : altruism and sexual selection from Darwin to today

Foreword Preface Part I. Darwinism, Its Rivals and Its Renegades: 1. Walking archives 2. A world without Darwin 3. Darwinism old and new Part II. The Peacock: 4. The sting in the peacock's tail 5. Nothing but natural selection? 6. Can females shape males? 7. Do sensible females prefer sexy males? 8. 'Until careful experiments are made ...' 9. Ghosts of Darwinism surpassed Part III. The Ant: 10. Altruism now 11. Altruism then 12. The social insects: kind kin 13. Make dove, not war: conventional forces 14. Human altruism: a natural kind? 15. Breeding between the lines Epilogue Notes on the letters of Darwin and Wallace Bibliography Index.