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Contingency In Evolution

Contingency in Evolution is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that denotes the dependence of evolutionary outcomes on specific historical events, initial conditions, or chance occurrences, thereby distinguishing it from deterministic or predictable models of evolutionary trajectory.

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394

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Authors

13

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2017–2026

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Evolutionary Contingency

Parents

Publications

13

Paradox and Persuasion: Negotiating the Place of Molecular Evolution within Evolutionary Biology

Michael Dietrich · Journal of the History of Biology · 1998 · 96 citations

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Paleoanthropology: Science or Mythological Charter?

Matt Cartmill · Journal of Anthropological Research · 2002 · 57 citations

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A case study in evolutionary contingency

Zachary D. Blount · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 2016 · 45 citations

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Contingency, convergence and hyper-astronomical numbers in biological evolution

Ard A. Louis · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 2016 · 43 citations

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The contingency model—A reply to ashour

Fred E. Fiedler · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · 1973 · 38 citations

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Authors

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  1. TP
    Telmo Pievani

    University of Padua, Italy

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  2. TY
    Tina Young Choi

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. TY
    T. Y. William Wong

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. EM
    Ernán McMullin

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. MH
    Matthew H. Haber

    University of Utah, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

13

  1. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    141 citations

  2. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  6. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

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  2. Biology & Philosophy

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  3. Journal of the History of Biology

    1 publications · 96 citations

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  4. Journal of Anthropological Research

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  5. RENDICONTI LINCEI

    1 publications · 13 citations

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