Thinking about evolutionary mechanisms: Natural selection

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 327-347

  Skipper Jr , Robert A ^a   Millstein, Roberta L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mechanism; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944363214     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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