Models have made numerous contributions to evolutionary biology, but misunderstandings persist regarding their purpose. By formally testing the logic of verbal hypotheses, proof-of-concept models clarify thinking, uncover hidden assumptions, and spur new directions of study. thumbnail image credit: modified from the Biodiversity Heritage Library
%0 Journal Article
%1 Servedio2014Just
%A Servedio, Maria R.
%A Brandvain, Yaniv
%A Dhole, Sumit
%A Fitzpatrick, Courtney L.
%A Goldberg, Emma E.
%A Stern, Caitlin A.
%A Van Cleve, Jeremy
%A Yeh, D. Justin
%D 2014
%I Public Library of Science
%J PLoS Biol
%K evolutionary-biology modelling opinion
%N 12
%P e1002017+
%R 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017
%T Not Just a Theory—The Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017
%V 12
%X Models have made numerous contributions to evolutionary biology, but misunderstandings persist regarding their purpose. By formally testing the logic of verbal hypotheses, proof-of-concept models clarify thinking, uncover hidden assumptions, and spur new directions of study. thumbnail image credit: modified from the Biodiversity Heritage Library
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abstract = {Models have made numerous contributions to evolutionary biology, but misunderstandings persist regarding their purpose. By formally testing the logic of verbal hypotheses, proof-of-concept models clarify thinking, uncover hidden assumptions, and spur new directions of study. thumbnail image credit: modified from the Biodiversity Heritage Library},
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title = {Not Just a {Theory—The} Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology},
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