Natural selection 150 years on

Mark Pagel
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Mark Pagel: School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading

Nature, 2009, vol. 457, issue 7231, 808-811

Abstract: Abstract The theory of evolution by natural selection has prospered in its first 150 years and provides a consistent account of species as highly adapted and rare survivors in the struggle for existence. It now faces the challenge of finding order in the evolution of complex systems, including human society.

Date: 2009
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