Some topics in theoretical population genetics: Editorial commentaries on a selection of Marc Feldman's TPB papers

Theor Popul Biol. 2019 Oct:129:4-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2018.10.003. Epub 2018 Dec 26.

Abstract

This article consists of commentaries on a selected group of papers of Marc Feldman published in Theoretical Population Biology from 1970 to the present. The papers describe a diverse set of population-genetic models, covering topics such as cultural evolution, social evolution, and the evolution of recombination. The commentaries highlight Marc Feldman's role in providing mathematically rigorous formulations to explore qualitative hypotheses, in many cases generating surprising conclusions.

MeSH terms

  • Cultural Evolution*
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Humans
  • Models, Statistical
  • Publications*
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Social Learning