When Is Self-Organization Used in Biological Systems?
Open Access
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Biological Bulletin
- Vol. 202 (3) , 314-318
Abstract
Self-organization, or decentralized control, is widespread in biological systems, including cells, organisms, and groups. It is not, however, the universal mean...Keywords
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