Quantitative assessment of organism - Environment couplings

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-117

  Torres, J L ^a   Perez Maqueo O ^a   Equihua, M ^a   Torres, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Ecosystem engineering; Extended phenotype; Gaia hypothesis; Homeostasis; Lotka Volterra models; Niche construction

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GAIA THEORY; HOMEOSTASIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 58649088227     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-008-9119-9     Document Type: Article

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