Why the causal view of fitness survives

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-224

  Otsuka, Jun ^a   Turner, Trin ^a   Allen, Colin ^a   Lloyd, Elisabeth A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953701626     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659219     Document Type: Article

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