Organism size promotes the evolution of specialized cells in multicellular digital organisms

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Willensdorfer, M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiated multicellularity; Division of labour; Early life; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIFFERENTIATION; DIGITAL IMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL RECORD; SIMULATION; SPECIALIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION;

BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 37149052741     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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