Did Kettlewell commit fraud? Re-examining the evidence

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-268

  Rudge, David Wÿss ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTORY; INDUSTRY; MOTH; PIGMENTATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INDUSTRY; MOTHS; PIGMENTATION; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SELECTION (GENETICS); SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 22544464182     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662505052890     Document Type: Review

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