Adaptation and Natural Selection revisited

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 462-468

  Sober, E ^a   Wilson, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; G. C. Williams; Inclusive fitness; Units of selection; W. D. Hamilton

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; FITNESS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROUP SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS, POPULATION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 78651460529     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02162.x     Document Type: Article

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