Group selection and the development of the biological species concept

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1547, 2010, Pages 1853-1863

  Mallet, James ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WISSENSCHAFTSKOLLEG ZU BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charles darwin; Levels of selection; Punctuated equilibrium; Recognition concept; Reproductive isolation; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALLOPATRY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GROUP SELECTION; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES CONCEPT;

EID: 77953562698     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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