February 23, 2011
"In making adaptive explanations, we have to go beyond description and assert actual fi“tness differences. That is not as easy as it may seem, especially if we guess wrong about function."

— Weiss, Kenneth M.,  Dunsworth, Holly M. Dr. Pangloss’s nose: In evolution, cause, correlation, and effect are not always identical. Evolutionary Anthropology. 2011. 20 1 1520-6505 DOI 10.1002/evan.20285

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