Adaptation by natural selection is the centrepiece of biology. Yet evolutionary biologists may be deluding themselves if they think they have a good handle on the typical strength of selection in nature.
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Hendry, A. The power of natural selection. Nature 433, 694–695 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/433694a
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