Quasi-independence, homology and the unity of type: A topological theory of characters

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-527

  Wagner, Günter P ^a   Stadler, Peter F ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHARACTER; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; LOGIC; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 0037458350     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3150     Document Type: Article

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