Towards a mechanistic foundation of evolutionary theory

Most evolutionary thinking is based on the notion of fitness and related ideas such as fitness landscapes and evolutionary optima. Nevertheless, it is often unclear what fitness actually is, and its meaning often depends on the context. Here we argue that fitness should not be a basal ingredient in...

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Main Authors: Michael Doebeli, Yaroslav Ispolatov, Burt Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/23804