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ONE of the most striking features of post-War biology has been the reanimation of Darwinism on a genotypic, instead of a phenotypic, basis. That such an attitude to evolutionary theory derives strong support from modern genetic and ecological work is undoubtedly the chief fact which emerged from the discussion on selection held on September 10 by Section D (Zoology) of the British Association at the recent Blackpool meeting. This occupied the first morning, and immediately followed Dr. J. S. Huxley's presidential address to the Section, which itself provided a comprehensive introduction to the subject. For his review of “Natural Selection and Evolutionary Progress” was a remarkable achievement, including almost everything that could and should be said in a general survey of selection.
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Genetics and Ecology in Relation to Selection. Nature 138, 748–749 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138748a0
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