Generative models versus underlying symmetries to explain biological pattern

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1172-1178

  Frank, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary genetics; Extreme value theory; Limiting distributions; Mathematical models; Systems biology; Theoretical biology

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GENETICS; SYMMETRY;

EVOLUTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84901620949     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/Jeb.12388     Document Type: Article

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