Criticality and unpredictability in macroevolution

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 4500-4507

  Soléand, Ricard V ^a,b   Manrubia, Susanna C ^a  

^a Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear ^*  (Spain)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (Mexico)

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EID: 3342925453     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.4500     Document Type: Article

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