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Human Natural Selection


Human Natural Selection

R.A. Fisher, Julian Huxley, and E.B Ford were members of a small clique British and American scholars who were the driving forces behind the "New Synthesis", the refinement and spread of Darwin"s theory of evolution during the 1930"s and 40"s.

They can together also be counted as publishing the first ever test of the effects of natural selection on humans.

This week"s citation classic is.

Photo: (Left to right) R. A. Fisher, E. B. Ford, and Julian Huxley. Portraits are from YATES and MATHER (1963), CLARKE (1995), and BAKER (1976).



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