% pubman genre = article @article{item_3149501, title = {{Not Just a Theory{\textemdash}The Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology}}, author = {Servedio, Maria R. and Brandvain, Yaniv and Dhole, Sumit and Fitzpatrick, Courtney L. and Goldberg, Emma E. and Stern, Caitlin A. and Van Cleve, Jeremy and Yeh, Justin}, language = {eng}, issn = {1544-9173; 1545-7885}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, address = {San Francisco}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-12}, abstract = {{Models have made numerous contributions to evolutionary biology, but misunderstandings persist regarding their purpose. By formally testing the logic of verbal hypotheses, proof-of-concept models clarify thinking, uncover hidden assumptions, and spur new directions of study. thumbnail image credit: modified from the Biodiversity Heritage Library}}, journal = {{PLOS Biology}}, volume = {12}, number = {12}, pages = {1--5}, eid = {e1002017}, }