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Evolution Despite Natural Selection? Emergence Theory and the Ever Elusive Link Between Adaptation and Adaptability

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Badyaev, A.V. Evolution Despite Natural Selection? Emergence Theory and the Ever Elusive Link Between Adaptation and Adaptability. Acta Biotheor 56, 249–255 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10441-008-9051-z

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