Explanatory pluralism in evolutionary biology

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-214

  Sterelny, Kim ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Avatars; Competition; Evolution; Explanation; Macroevolution; Optimality; Reductionism; Species selection; Species sorting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039372624     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00128919     Document Type: Article

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