An interpretation and proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection.

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• Publication year

  1989

• Venue

  Theoretical Population Biology

• Publication date

  1989-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/0040-5809(89)90028-2PMID 2814903
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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