%0 Journal Article %1 blythe07 %A Blythe, R. A. %A McKane, A. J. %D 2007 %J J. of Stat. Mech. %K 2007 RMP_CFL blythe ecology evolution genetics linguistics mckane models stochastic %N 07 %P P07018 %T Stochastic models of evolution in genetics, ecology and linguistics %V 2007 %X We give an overview of stochastic models of evolution that have found applications in genetics, ecology and linguistics for an audience of non-specialists, especially statistical physicists. In particular, we focus mostly on neutral models in which no intrinsic advantage is ascribed to a particular type of the variable unit, for example a gene, appearing in the theory. In many cases these models are exactly solvable and furthermore go some way to describing observed features of genetic, ecological and linguistic systems.

@article{blythe07, abstract = {We give an overview of stochastic models of evolution that have found applications in genetics, ecology and linguistics for an audience of non-specialists, especially statistical physicists. In particular, we focus mostly on neutral models in which no intrinsic advantage is ascribed to a particular type of the variable unit, for example a gene, appearing in the theory. In many cases these models are exactly solvable and furthermore go some way to describing observed features of genetic, ecological and linguistic systems.}, added-at = {2008-03-20T00:33:50.000+0100}, author = {Blythe, R. A. and McKane, A. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/270c2ff5368661dc971c79909eaf8e418/vittorio.loreto}, interhash = {6d16f36b4545dcafa3e8baf7d4010814}, intrahash = {70c2ff5368661dc971c79909eaf8e418}, journal = {J. of Stat. Mech.}, keywords = {2007 RMP_CFL blythe ecology evolution genetics linguistics mckane models stochastic}, number = 07, pages = {P07018}, timestamp = {2008-03-20T00:33:50.000+0100}, title = {Stochastic models of evolution in genetics, ecology and linguistics}, volume = 2007, year = 2007 }