The heuristic role of Sewall Wright's 1932 adaptive landscape diagram

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1176-1188

  Skipper Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 19944389901     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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