OPTIMALITY THEORY IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

被引:641
作者
PARKER, GA [1 ]
SMITH, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SUSSEX, SCH BIOL SCI, BRIGHTON BN1 9QG, E SUSSEX, ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1038/348027a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Optimization models help us to test our insight into the biological constraints that influence the outcome of evolution. They serve to improve our understanding about adaptations, rather than to demonstrate that natural selection produces optimal solutions. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
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页数:7
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