Ernst Mayr and evolutionary biology: Polemics and synthesis

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 947-954

  Borges, Renee M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Beanbag genetics; Modern evolutionary synthesis; Neutral evolution; Organismal biology; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644433508     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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