Homeokinetics/homeodynamics: A physical heuristic for life and complexity

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-179

  Yates, F Eugene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 45949098352     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407410801977546     Document Type: Review

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