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species selection: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

differential speciation and extinction among species caused by species-level traits, proposed as a process of evolution above the species level.

In evolutionary biology, species selection refers to differential speciation and extinction among species caused by species-level traits, proposed as a process of evolution above the species level. This meaning comes from Stanley (1975) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

Stanley, S. M. (1975). A theory of evolution above the species level. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 72(2), 646-650. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.72.2.646

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