Self-other organization:. Why early life did not evolve through natural selection

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Gabora, Liane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired characteristics; Autocatalysis; Natural selection; Origin of life; Protocell; Self replicating automaton

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SELF ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; LIFE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATALYSIS; EVOLUTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33745900787     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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