“I regard it as unfortunate that the theory of natural selection was first developed as an explanation for evolutionary change. It is much more important as an explanation for the maintenance of adaptation.”

George C. Williams

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About George C. Williams

Evolutionary Biologist American

George Christopher Williams was an influential American evolutionary biologist and a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is most renowned for his vigorous critique of group selection,...

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