The Penna model for biological aging and speciation

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 74-81

  De Oliveira, Suzana Moss ^a   Sá Martins, Jorge S ^a   De Oliveira, Paulo Murilo C ^a   Luz Burgoa, Karen ^a   Ticona, Armando ^a   Penna, Thadeu J P ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; ECOLOGY; ENTROPY; GENES;

BIOLOGICAL AGING; PENNA MODEL;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 2342481735     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCISE.2004.1289314     Document Type: Review

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