The Concept of Co-option: Why Evolution Often Looks Miraculous

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-258

  McLennan, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co option; Evolution; Exaptation; Preadaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349687842     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-008-0053-8     Document Type: Article

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