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... function , either strictly or as an approxi- mation ( Lumer , 1937 ) . The allometric equation applies to a wide ... function of another characteristic , Q2 . Take , for instance , morphogenesis . Then the length or weight of a certain ...
... function , either strictly or as an approxi- mation ( Lumer , 1937 ) . The allometric equation applies to a wide ... function of another characteristic , Q2 . Take , for instance , morphogenesis . Then the length or weight of a certain ...
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... function of the nervous system there was apparently the alternative of considering it either as a sum of mechanisms for the individual functions , or else as a homo- geneous nervous net . Here , too , the correct conception is that any ...
... function of the nervous system there was apparently the alternative of considering it either as a sum of mechanisms for the individual functions , or else as a homo- geneous nervous net . Here , too , the correct conception is that any ...
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... function which states that the ratio of the relative increase of variable y to that of x is constant . We arrive at the allometric relation in a simple way by considering that any relative growth -only presupposed it is continuous - can ...
... function which states that the ratio of the relative increase of variable y to that of x is constant . We arrive at the allometric relation in a simple way by considering that any relative growth -only presupposed it is continuous - can ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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