The empirical nonequivalence of genie and genotypic models of selection: A (Decisive) refutation of genie selectionism and pluralistic genie selectionism

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-297

  Brandon, Robert N ^a   Nijhout, H Frederik ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250894912     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515416     Document Type: Article

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