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Hierarchy Theory of Evolution and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: Some Epistemic Bridges, Some Conceptual Rifts [PDF]

, 2018
Contemporary evolutionary biology comprises a plural landscape of multiple co-existent conceptual frameworks and strenuous voices that disagree on the nature and scope of evolutionary theory.
A Etxeberria, A Fuentes, A Parravicini, A Vianello, A Wagner, AC Love, Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda, AV Badyaev, B Bocxlaer Van, BS Lieberman, BS Lieberman, D Noble, D Sepkoski, D Sloan-Wilson, DD Turner, DJ Depew, DJ Futuyma, DJ Nicholson, DL Hull, DM Walsh, DR Piperno, DT Campbell, E Danchin, E Jablonka, E Jablonka, E Jablonka, E Mayr, E Mayr, E Serrelli, E Szathmáry, EI Svensson, ES Vrba, ES Vrba, ES Vrba, F Suman, F Vergara-Silva, FJ Odling-Smee, FJ Odling-Smee, Francisco Vergara-Silva, GB Müller, GB Müller, GG Simpson, GJ Cooper, GP Wagner, GP Wagner, I Tëmkin, I Tëmkin, I Tëmkin, J Beatty, J Griesemer, J Griesemer, J Odling-Smee, J Odling-Smee, JJ Welch, JW Pepper, K Laland, K Laland, K Stotz, KN Laland, KN Laland, KN Laland, KN Laland, M Bertolaso, M Blute, M Lynch, M Martínez, M Nei, M Pavličev, M Pigliucci, M Pigliucci, MD Laubichler, MJ Denton, MW Kirschner, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, N Eldredge, P Alberch, P Bateson, P Godfrey-Smith, PJ Bowler, R Amundson, R Amundson, R Riedl, R Sansom, RG Delisle, RG Winther, S Caianiello, S Okasha, S Okasha, S Oyama, S Sultan, SF Gilbert, SJ Gould, SJ Gould, T Ingold, T Ingold, T Pievani, T Pievani, T Pievani, T Pievani, TA Grantham, TS Kemp, TS Kemp, U Dieckmann, W Miller III, W Miller III, WB Provine, WD Allmon, WE Reif   +113 more
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Problems with Using Evolutionary Theory in Philosophy [PDF]

, 2017
Does science move toward truths? Are present scientific theories (approximately) true? Should we invoke truths to explain the success of science? Do our cognitive faculties track truths? Some philosophers say yes, while others say no, to these questions.
A Bird, B Fraassen van, D Papineau, E Ruttkamp-Bloem, E Sober, H Cruz De, H Putnam, K Atkins, KB Wray, KB Wray, KB Wray, KB Wray, M Mizrahi, P Kyle Stanford, S Park, S Psillos, Seungbae Park   +16 more
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Pluralism in evolutionary theory [PDF]

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2005
The review by Waxman and Gavrilets illustrates the collision of different mindsets in evolutionary theory. These differences originate from the awe-inspiring complexity of the evolutionary process itself: evolutionary understanding critically depends on processes at many biological levels.
Dieckmann, U., Doebeli, M.
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How many samples are needed to infer truly clonal mutations from heterogenous tumours?

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Modern cancer treatment strategies aim to target tumour specific genetic (or epigenetic) alterations. Treatment response improves if these alterations are clonal, i.e. present in all cancer cells within tumours.
Luka Opasic, Da Zhou, Benjamin Werner, David Dingli, Arne Traulsen   +4 more
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The Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis: An Inadvertent, Unfortunate but Nevertheless Informative Experiment in Evolutionary Biology

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The global rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) phenotypes is an exemplar for rapid evolutionary response. Resistance arises as a consequence of humanity’s widespread and largely indiscriminate use of antimicrobial compounds.
Carolyn A. Michael, Michael R. Gillings, Mark A. T. Blaskovich, Ashley E. Franks   +3 more
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Theory of Evolutionary Computation [PDF]

Algorithmica, 2010
Evolutionary algorithms are general-purpose randomized search heuristics. They have been successfully applied to many different kinds of search and optimization problems. They are popular in practice since they are easy to implement and easy to apply, and yet often find good solutions in reasonable time.
Benjamin Doerr, Thomas Jansen 0001
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The impact of information about tobacco-related reproductive vs. general health risks on South Indian women's tobacco use decisions

Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2021
Smokeless tobacco use among Indian women is increasing despite prevention efforts. Evolutionary theories suggest that reproductive-aged women should be more concerned about immediate threats to reproduction than threats to survival occurring late in life.
Caitlyn D. Placek, Renee E. Magnan, Vijaya Srinivas, Poornima Jaykrishna, Kavitha Ravi, Anisa Khan, Purnima Madhivanan, Edward H. Hagen   +7 more
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Evolutionary game theory in growing populations [PDF]

, 2010
Existing theoretical models of evolution focus on the relative fitness advantages of different mutants in a population while the dynamic behavior of the population size is mostly left unconsidered.
A. Hastings, Anna Melbinger, Erwin Frey, J. Maynard Smith, J. Murray, Jonas Cremer, M. Kimura, N. V. Kampen, P. A. Moran, P. F. Verhulst, S. E. Luria, W. J. Ewens   +11 more
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Fitness-based models and pairwise comparison models of evolutionary games are typically different—even in unstructured populations

New Journal of Physics, 2015
The modeling of evolutionary game dynamics in finite populations requires microscopic processes that determine how strategies spread. The exact details of these processes are often chosen without much further consideration. Different types of microscopic
Bin Wu, Benedikt Bauer, Tobias Galla, Arne Traulsen   +3 more
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Modeling treatment-dependent glioma growth including a dormant tumor cell subpopulation

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Tumors comprise a variety of specialized cell phenotypes adapted to different ecological niches that massively influence the tumor growth and its response to treatment.
Marvin A. Böttcher, Janka Held-Feindt, Michael Synowitz, Ralph Lucius, Arne Traulsen, Kirsten Hattermann   +5 more
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