Origin of the Directed Movement of Protocells in the Early Stages of the Evolution of Life

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-331

  Melkikh, Alexey V ^a   Chesnokova, Oksana I ^a  

^a URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Directed movement; Energy conversion; Protocell; Strategy of behavior; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MOVEMENT; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTION; CELLS; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLUM; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FLAGELLA; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84865415747     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9291-4     Document Type: Article

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