A simple model for the evolution of evolution

Journal of Biological Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-357

  Fussy, Siegfried ^a   Grössing, Gerhard ^a   Schwabl, Herbert ^a  

^a Austrian Institute for Nonlinear Studies Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fractal evolution; Growth of complexity; Macroevolution; Punctuated equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347650085     PISSN: 02183390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218339097000217     Document Type: Article

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