Thermodynamics of natural selection I: Energy flow and the limits on organization

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-197

  Smith, Eric ^a  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnot cycle; Landauer's principle; Natural selection; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOSPHERE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLOW; GROWTH RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSPHERE; ENERGY BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SELECTION (GENETICS); THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 42749085554     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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