Robustness: A Key to Evolutionary Design

Biological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-93

  Hammerstein, Peter ^a   Hagen, Edward H ^a   Herz, Andreas V M ^a   Herzel, Hanspeter ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial Chemotaxis; Biological Theory; Circadian Clock; Strategic Analysis; Strategic View

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250190226     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2006.1.1.90     Document Type: Article

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