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In his insightful commentary, Welch notes that a key reason for why the disagreement over the gene’s-eye view have proved to viable is that it is made up of both scientific and political dimensions. Here, I address both issues.
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Ågren, J.A. (2023). Why We Disagree About Selfish Genes: A Reply to Welch. In: Dickins, T.E., Dickins, B.J. (eds) Evolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory. Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_37
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