On the logical relationship between natural selection and self-organization

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1785-1794

  Hoelzer, G A ^a   Smith, E ^b   Pepper, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Complexity; Entropy; Natural selection; Self organization; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; SELF ORGANIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

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

PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 33750024753     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01177.x     Document Type: Review

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