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Adaptationist Claims – Conceptual Problems
Published Online: 25 APR 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003451
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Horvath, C. D. 2001. Adaptationist Claims – Conceptual Problems. eLS. .
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Abstract
Adaptationism is the name for a general approach in evolutionary biology that emphasizes the importance of natural selection above all other evolutionary processes. In 1978, Gould and Lewontin published a now classic critique of adaptationism, launching a fierce debate about both the empirical and conceptual adequacy of this approach.
Keywords:
- adaptationism;
- adaptation;
- constraint;
- natural selection
