Assessing the fitness landscape revolution

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-657

  Calcott, Brett ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evo devo; Fitness landscapes; Models; Morphospace; Neutral change; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EXPLORATION; LANDSCAPE; MODELING;

EID: 59849114894     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9127-9     Document Type: Article

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