George Price’s contributions to evolutionary genetics Export

@article{citeulike:2761010, abstract = {George Price studied evolutionary genetics for approximately seven years between 1967 and 1974. During that brief period Price made three lasting contributions to evolutionary theory; these were: (i) the Price Equation, a profound insight into the nature of selection and the basis for the modern theories of kin and group selection; (ii) the theory of games and animal behavior, based on the concept of the evolutionarily stable strategy; and (iii) the modern interpretation of Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection, Fisher's theorem being perhaps the most cited and least understood idea in the history of evolutionary genetics. This paper summarizes Price's contributions and briefly outlines why, toward the end of his painful intellectual journey, he chose to focus his deep humanistic feelings and sharp, analytical mind on abstract problems in evolutionary theory.}, author = {Frank, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {2761010}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1995.0148}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022519385701488}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WMD-45R8FXC-3N/1/ddb235ebf9eedaebab773ee8813ce268}, day = {07}, doi = {10.1006/jtbi.1995.0148}, issn = {00225193}, journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology}, keywords = {evolution}, month = {August}, number = {3}, pages = {373--388}, posted-at = {2009-09-15 07:30:30}, priority = {2}, title = {George Price's contributions to evolutionary genetics}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1995.0148}, volume = {175}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2761010 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2761010 N2 - George Price studied evolutionary genetics for approximately seven years between 1967 and 1974. During that brief period Price made three lasting contributions to evolutionary theory; these were: (i) the Price Equation, a profound insight into the nature of selection and the basis for the modern theories of kin and group selection; (ii) the theory of games and animal behavior, based on the concept of the evolutionarily stable strategy; and (iii) the modern interpretation of Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection, Fisher's theorem being perhaps the most cited and least understood idea in the history of evolutionary genetics. This paper summarizes Price's contributions and briefly outlines why, toward the end of his painful intellectual journey, he chose to focus his deep humanistic feelings and sharp, analytical mind on abstract problems in evolutionary theory. IS - 3 JF - Journal of Theoretical Biology SN - 00225193 EP - 388 TI - George Price’s contributions to evolutionary genetics VL - 175 SP - 373 KW - evolution AU - Frank, S PY - 1995/08/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1995.0148 ER -