Darwinism without populations: A more inclusive understanding of the " Survival of the Fittest"

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 106-114

  Bouchard, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Darwinism; Evolution; Fitness; Persistence; Population; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTORY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79551583332     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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