Natural selection and history

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-246

  Beatty, John ^a   Desjardins, Eric Cyr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Chance; Contingency; Historicity; History

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 60449102606     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9149-3     Document Type: Article

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