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This paper illustrates a recently introduced way of visualizing, thinking about, analyzing, and modeling evolutionary and ecological processes. Maps of responses of various phenotypes can be made and then can be used to examine both evolutionary dynamics and the results emergent from the operation of these processes. Perhaps even more important than its considerable analytical power and versatility, this approach has highly useful heuristic characteristics which provide for clear and simple visualization of complex and important biological processes. The following introductory comments will be useful.
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Maguire, B. (1976). Analysis and Modeling of Evolutionary Dynamics with the Response Structure/Environmental Structure Approach. In: Hecht, M.K., Steere, W.C., Wallace, B. (eds) Evolutionary Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6950-3_8
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