A system's view of the evolution of life

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1049-1070

  Williams, Robert J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological chemistry; Chemistry of evolution; Compartments of cells; Evolution: chemical; Organisms: evolution; Systems: chemical

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE ION; DNA; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; RNA; SODIUM ION; SULFUR; WATER;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CLASSIFICATION; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIFE; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROKARYOTE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 37349030744     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.0225     Document Type: Review

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