Levels of selection and the formal Darwinism project

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-224

  Shelton, Deborah E ^a   Michod, Richard E ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Formal Darwinism project; Levels of selection; Major evolutionary transitions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84895880446     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-013-9420-0     Document Type: Article

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