%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

@article{Servedio2014Just, 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}, added-at = {2018-12-02T16:09:07.000+0100}, author = {Servedio, Maria R. and Brandvain, Yaniv and Dhole, Sumit and Fitzpatrick, Courtney L. and Goldberg, Emma E. and Stern, Caitlin A. and Van Cleve, Jeremy and Yeh, D. Justin}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24763eefbf281febee908a79af65837fa/karthikraman}, citeulike-article-id = {13456845}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017}, day = 9, doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017}, interhash = {f82e820f108726a7bb8a4f004aca570e}, intrahash = {4763eefbf281febee908a79af65837fa}, journal = {PLoS Biol}, keywords = {evolutionary-biology modelling opinion}, month = dec, number = 12, pages = {e1002017+}, posted-at = {2014-12-10 16:06:24}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, timestamp = {2018-12-02T16:09:07.000+0100}, title = {Not Just a {Theory—The} Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017}, volume = 12, year = 2014 }