Adaptation, fitness and the selection-optimality links

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-232

  Okasha, Samir ^a   Paternotte, Cédric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Fitness; Formal Darwinism; Grafen; Optimality; Selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; GAME THEORY; GENETICS; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 84895862905     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-013-9411-1     Document Type: Article

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