Teaching evolutionary biology

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-131

  Tidon, Rosana ^a   Lewontin, Richard C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Evolutionary biology; Misconception; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BRAZIL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVOLUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHER;

EID: 2342516138     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000100021     Document Type: Article

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