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Neutral Theory

Neutral Theory is a theoretical framework in molecular population genetics positing that the majority of genetic variations within and between species arise from the random drift of selectively neutral mutations rather than from natural selection.

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481

The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution

Scientific American · 1979 · 7.8K citations

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The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography

Stephen P. Hubbell · Ecology · 2002 · 5.7K citations

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The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography

Gottfried Jetschke · Ecology · 2002 · 3.3K citations

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A Test of Neutral Molecular Evolution Based on Nucleotide Data

Richard R. Hudson, Martin Kreitman, Montserrat Aguadé · Genetics · 1987 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Niche tradeoffs, neutrality, and community structure: A stochastic theory of resource competition, invasion, and community assembly

David Tilman · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Rampal S. Etienne

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

    16

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  2. SP
    Stephen P. Hubbell

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    11 publications · 8.4K citations

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  3. JR
    James Rosindell

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  4. FH
    Fangliang He

    University of Alberta, Canada

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  5. ML
    Michael Lynch

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    6 publications · 905 citations

    6

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Institutions

576

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    77 publications

    12.1K citations

  2. National Institute of Genetics

    Mishima, Japan

    16 h-index

    23 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    4.3K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    13 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    12 h-index

    23 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    2.9K citations

  8. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    3.3K citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 36 publications · 8.3K citations

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  2. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 35 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. Genetics

    30 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. The American Naturalist

    AN · 18 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Oikos

    18 publications · 1.2K citations

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