Misconceptions about the Evolution of Complexity

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-508

  Petto, Andrew J ^a   Mead, Louise S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Natl Center for Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of complexity; Intelligent design; Misconceptions; Vertebrate eye

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940771974     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-008-0082-3     Document Type: Article

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