From quasi-organism to protolife

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 102-112

  Marinakis, Yorgos D ^a  

^a Research and Design Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosemiotics; Ecosystem; Emergent properties; Natural selection; Protolife; Self organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447254034     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.05.001     Document Type: Note

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