The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme

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In E. Sober (ed.), Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology. The Mit Press. Bradford Books. pp. 73-90 (1979)
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