Homeostasis as the Mechanism of Evolution
Homeostasis is conventionally thought of merely as a synchronic (same time) servo-mechanism that maintains the status quo for organismal physiology. However, when seen from the perspective of developmental physiology, homeostasis is a robust, dynamic, intergenerational, diachronic (across-time) mech...
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/4/3/573 |