Neutral models are a tool, not a syndrome

R Alexander Bentley¹, Simon Carrignon², Damian J Ruck^{3

4}, Sergi Valverde⁵, Michael J O'Brien^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. rabentley@utk.edu.
² McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, UK.
³ Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
⁴ Advai Ltd, London, UK.
⁵ Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
⁷ Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

Comment

R Alexander Bentley et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;5(7):807-808.

doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01149-x.

R Alexander Bentley¹, Simon Carrignon², Damian J Ruck^{3

4}, Sergi Valverde⁵, Michael J O'Brien^{6

7}

¹ Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. rabentley@utk.edu.
² McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, UK.
³ Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
⁴ Advai Ltd, London, UK.
⁵ Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
⁷ Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.

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Comment in

Neutral Theory is a tool that should be wielded with care.
Leroi AM, Lambert B, Rosindell J, Kokkoris GD. Leroi AM, et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Jul;5(7):809. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01150-4. Nat Hum Behav. 2021. PMID: 34239078 No abstract available.

Neutral syndrome.
Leroi AM, Lambert B, Rosindell J, Zhang X, Kokkoris GD. Leroi AM, et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 Aug;4(8):780-790. doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-0844-7. Epub 2020 May 11. Nat Hum Behav. 2020. PMID: 32393838 Review.

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