A few weeks ago I was posting on genomic imprinting. I will continue that series in the near future, but until then, I point you to my 10 questions for David Haig, the theorist who originated many of the ideas which I discussed and will discuss. Though Haig is not a popularizer himself, he shows up in Matt Ridley's work, as well as Mother Nature by Sarah Hrdy and Natural Selection and Social Theory by Bob Trivers. You may read many of his papers without academic access, so I highly recommend readers to go straight to the source in this case!
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