Alfred Russel Wallace, past and future

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1509-1515

  Smith, Charles H ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfred Russel Wallace; Deviation amplifying processes; Evolution; History of science; Natural selection; Negative feedback; Positive feedback

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33745322152     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01305.x     Document Type: Review

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