A complexity drain on cells in the evolution of multicellularity

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-452

  McShea, Daniel W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Evolutionary trends; Hierarchy; Parts

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTISTA;

EID: 0036221523     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01357.x     Document Type: Article

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