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Natural selection then and now.

Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - 1 Nov 2010

Lewens Tim

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One often reads the following claims: (1) The modern conception of natural selection differs from Darwin's own conception only with respect to incidental features; (2) Natural selection is a very simple idea with enormous explanatory power. Both claims are problematic. R.A. Fisher famously argued that given a particulate view of inheritance, selection could proceed in a powerful manner even with frequent...

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PMID: 20233169
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00128.x

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