Saltatory Ontogeny and the Life-History Model: Neglected Processes and Patterns of Evolution

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Balon, Eugene K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Discontinuity; Natural boundaries; Selforganization; Stability; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041376923     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016305005962     Document Type: Article

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