A semiotic framework for evolutionary and developmental biology

BioSystems

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 389-404

  Andrade, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agency; Development; Environment; Evolution; Evolving developing agents (EDA); Genotype; Peirce; Phenotype; Recapitulation; Semiosis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

LAMARCKIA;

EID: 34548456285     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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