Malfunctions

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-38

  Davies, Paul Sheldon ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Generic trait types; Selected functional types; Selected functions; Selection against; Selection for; Selection of; Weak etiological functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008520455     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006525318699     Document Type: Article

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