Pluralism in evolutionary controversies: Styles and averaging strategies in hierarchical selection theories

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 957-979

  Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt ^a   Wade, Michael J ^b   Dimond, Christopher C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Averaging fallacy; Averaging strategies; Group selection; Hierarchical selection; Levels of selection; Models; R.A. Fisher; Sewall Wright; Styles of scientific research; Units of selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; GROUP SELECTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NATURAL SELECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESEARCH;

EID: 84885841979     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-013-9378-y     Document Type: Article

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