Evolution unbound: Releasing the arrow of complexity

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-338

  Korb, Kevin B ^a   Dorin, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial life; Biological complexity; Diffusion; Niche construction; Open ended evolution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTION; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 79956328134     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-011-9254-6     Document Type: Article

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