Hierarchical organization of biological systems and the structure of adaptation in evolution and tumorigenesis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-156

  Nederbragt, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DENSITY; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0031581653     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0266     Document Type: Article

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