The four principles of adaptation and their set theory foundation

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 180, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 253-276

  Hulburt, Edward M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptedness; Infinity; Property; Set; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY;

ALGAE; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; SEQUOIA; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 4744338962     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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