Infinite populations and counterfactual frequencies in evolutionary theory

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-268

  Abrams, Marshall ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift; Fitness; Frequency; Population; Probability; Propensity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETICS; HUMAN; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 33744938460     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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