A quantitative formulation of biology’s first law

The zero-force evolutionary law (ZFEL) states that in evolutionary systems, in the absence of forces or constraints, diversity and complexity tend to increase. The reason is that diversity and complexity are both variance measures, and variances tend to increase spontaneously as random events accumu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution 2019-06, Vol.73 (6), p.1101-1115
Hauptverfasser:	McShea, Daniel W., Wang, Steve C., Brandon, Robert N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological evolution Complexity diversity ORIGINAL ARTICLE random walk ZFEL (zero‐force evolutionary law)
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