Seven types of adaptationism

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-182

  Lewens, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptationism; Evolutionary developmental biology; Evolvability; Godfrey Smith; R.C. Lewontin; S.J. Gould; Spandrels

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TAXONOMY;

EID: 60449088084     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9145-7     Document Type: Article

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