Complexity versus Uncertainty: The Question of Staying Alive
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Living systems evolved mechanisms that could reduce the uncertainty of the environment.
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- Authors
- Wagensberg, J.
- Corresponding author
- Wagensberg, Jorge
- Venue
- Biology and Philosophy
- Published
- 2000-09
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 493-508
- ISSN
- 0169-3867 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-8404
- OpenAlex
- W58460518
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Biology & Philosophy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Systems and Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Keywords
- complexity, uncertainty, living organisms, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, mathematical theory of communication, information sharing, lifespan, evolution, hibernation, ant colonies
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