Distinguishing drift and selection empirically: "The great snail debate" of the 1950s

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-367

  Millstein, Roberta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Arthur J. Cain; Cepaea nemoralis; Conspicuous polymorphism; Ecological genetics; Evolution; Maxime Lamotte; Natural selection; Philip M. Sheppard; Random genetic drift; Selectionist

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTORY; REVIEW; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; GENETIC DRIFT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SNAILS;

CEPAEA NEMORALIS; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 43149106690     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-007-9145-5     Document Type: Review

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