The Mastodon in the room: How Darwinian is neo-Darwinism?

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-88

  Brooks, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy of Biology; Complexity Theory; Darwinism; Evolution; Neo Darwinism; Thermodynamics; Unity of Science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC FITNESS; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79551582665     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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