Does God roll dice? Neutrality and determinism in evolutionary ecology

A tension between perspectives that emphasize deterministic versus stochastic processes has sparked controversy in ecology since pre-Darwinian times. The most recent manifestation of the contrasting perspectives arose with Hubbell’s proposed “neutral theory”, which hypothesizes a paramount role for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biology & philosophy 2019-02, Vol.34 (1), p.1-16, Article 3
Hauptverfasser:	Ale, Som B., Halloway, Abdel, Mitchell, William A., Whelan, Christopher J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Area Review Community composition Ecology Education Evolution Evolutionary Biology Philosophy Philosophy of Biology Research programs Stochastic processes Stochasticity
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