%0 Journal Article
%A Servedio, Maria R.
%A Brandvain, Yaniv
%A Dhole, Sumit
%A Fitzpatrick, Courtney L.
%A Goldberg, Emma E.
%A Stern, Caitlin A.
%A Van Cleve, Jeremy
%A Yeh, Justin
%+ External Organizations
%T Not Just a Theory—The Utility of Mathematical Models in Evolutionary Biology : 
%G eng
%U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-5BFB-C
%R 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002017
%7 2014-12-09
%D 2014
%* Review method: peer-reviewed
%X 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
%J PLOS Biology
%V 12
%N 12
%& 1
%P 1 - 5
%] e1002017
%I Public Library of Science
%C San Francisco
%@ 1544-91731545-7885