Function (Evolutionary)

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The effects for which a trait was selected in the past that explain its current presence in a population. Compare to “Function (Biological Advantage).”

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Wouters, A.G. (2003). “Four notions of biological function.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 34:633–668.