Evolution "For the good of the group"

American Scientist

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 380-389

  Wilson, David Sloan ^a   Wilson, Edward O ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GROUP SELECTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 51649085101     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2008.74.1     Document Type: Article

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