Optimality modeling in a suboptimal world

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-197

  Potochnik, Angela ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptationism; Behavioral ecology; Evolution; Natural selection; Optimality modeling; Population biology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MODELING; NATURAL SELECTION; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 60449085884     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9143-9     Document Type: Article

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