An information hypothesis for the evolution of homeostasis

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 283-289

  Woods, H Arthur ^a   Wilson, J Keaton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Emergent properties; Entropy; Homeostasis; Information theory; Metazoa; Noise; Physiology; Private channels; Regulation; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; ENTROPY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METAZOAN; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFORMATION THEORY;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA;

EID: 84876705310     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.021     Document Type: Review

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