The coherence of life: A new physiology challenging (neo)Darwinism

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 348-351

  Jaeken, Laurent ^a  

^a Karel de Grote University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY;

CELL PHYSIOLOGY; COHERENT PROPERTIES; DARWINISMS; DINGER EQUATION; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS; MEMBRANE THEORY; NON LINEAR; THEORY OF EVOLUTION;

PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 67649598570     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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