Pattern, process and the evolution of meaning: Species and units of selection

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 159-166

  Levy, André ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Definition; Language; Species concept; Unit of selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; NOMENCLATURE; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGY; GENETIC SPECIATION; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956878738     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-010-0092-x     Document Type: Article

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