On evolutive systems and the initial evolution of structure and function

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-88

  Theodoridis, George C ^a,c   Anné, Antharvedi ^a   Stark, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029988394     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0007     Document Type: Article

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