The Role of Causal Processes in the Neutral and Nearly Neutral Theories.
The neutral and nearly neutral theories of molecular evolution are sometimes characterized as theories about drift alone, where drift is described solely as an outcome, rather than a process. We argue, however, that both selection and drift, as causal processes, are integral parts of both theories....
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 548 - 560 |
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