Dobzhansky's genetics and the origin of species: Is it still relevant?

Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-355

  Lewontin, Richard C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; LITERATURE, MODERN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030859452     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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