The genomic challenge to adaptationism

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 505-536

  Sarkar, Sahotra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84943164143     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axu002     Document Type: Article

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