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Evolution: Its levels and its units

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Commentary onPlotkinH. C. and Odling-SmeeF. J. (1981) A multiple-level model of evolution and its implications for sociobiology. BBS 4:225–268.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

F. J. Odling-Smee  and
H. C. Plotkin
F. J. Odling-Smee
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Biology and Psychology, Brunei University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, England
H. C. Plotkin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, England
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 1984 , pp. 318 - 320
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