Design in nature, and the laws of physics. Comment on "The constructal law and the evolution of design in nature" by Adrian Bejan and Sylvie Lorente.

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-256

  Reis, A Heitor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; NOTE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS;

EID: 80455174733     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2011.07.001     Document Type: Note

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