Testing evolutionary convergence on Europa

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-312

  Chela Flores, J ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

a Europan biosphere; biomarkers for evolutionary convergence; electrophysiology of ionic channels; evolution of intelligent behaviour; life detection in our solar system and beyond

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967508904     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550403001708     Document Type: Article

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