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Confirmation of ecological and evolutionary models

โœ Scribed by Elisabeth A. Lloyd

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
940 KB
Volume
2
Category
Article
ISSN
0169-3867

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โœฆ Synopsis

In this paper I distinguish various ways in which empirical claims about evolutionary and ecological models can be supported by data. I describe three basic factors bearing on confirmation of empirical claims: fit of the model to data; independent testing of various aspects of the model, and variety of evident. A brief description of the kinds of confirmation is followed by examples of each kind, drawn from a range of evolutionary and ecological theories. I conclude that the greater complexity and precision of my approach, as compared to, for instance, a Popperian approach, can facilitate detailed analysis and comparison of empirical claims.

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