Working together to address challenges to the teaching of evolution

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-283

  Chow, Ida ^a   Labov, Jay B ^b  

^a Amer Soc for Nutritional Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; TEACHING;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TEACHING;

EID: 55949122480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.08-06-0030     Document Type: Short Survey

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