Organisms in evolution

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 373-400

  Martens, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Evolutionary transition; Extended physiology; Organism; Superorganism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 78650806628     PISSN: 03919714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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