doi: 10.1007/BF00448683.
[Natural selection]
[Article in
German]
- PMID: 4010789
- DOI: 10.1007/BF00448683
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[Natural selection]
[Article in
German]
Naturwissenschaften.
1985 May.
Abstract
Much of the resistance against Darwin's theory of natural selection has been due to misunderstandings. It is shown that natural selection is not a tautology and that it is a two-step process. The first step, the production of variation, is under the control of chance; the second step, selection proper, is an anti-chance process, but subject to many constraints. The target of selection is the individual as a whole, and many neutral mutations can be retained as hitchhikers of successful genotypes. Sexual selection results from selection for pure reproductive success.
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