| Evolution: what is an organism? | |
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PMID: 20064409 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Defining an organism has long been a tricky problem for biologists. Recent work has shown how an approach based on adaptation can solve this problem, giving a conceptually simple two-dimensional measure of 'organismality'. |
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Authors:
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Stuart A West; E Toby Kiers |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current biology : CB Volume: 19 ISSN: 1879-0445 ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Biol. Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-12 Completed Date: 2010-03-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9107782 Medline TA: Curr Biol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: R1080-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. stuart.west@zoo.ox.ac.uk |
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Animals Biology Evolution* Models, Biological* |
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