Sewall Wright's adaptive landscapes: 1932 vs. 1988

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-603

  Pigliucci, Massimo ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive landscapes; Evolutionary theory; Genetic drift; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENETIC DRIFT; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 59849117106     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9124-z     Document Type: Article

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