Sam Karlin and the stochastic theory of evolutionary population genetics

Warren J Ewens

doi:10.1016/j.tpb.2009.01.001

Sam Karlin and the stochastic theory of evolutionary population genetics

Theor Popul Biol. 2009 Jun;75(4):236-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.01.001.

Author

Warren J Ewens¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA. wewen@sas.upenn.edu

PMID: 19496243
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.01.001

Abstract

Sam Karlin's role in the development of the stochastic theory of evolutionary population genetics is outlined, together with his work in developing BLAST theory.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Genetics, Population*
History, 20th Century
Stochastic Processes*

Personal name as subject

Sam Karlin