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Page 82
... increases exponentially with the increasing number of individuals , but if space and food are limited , the amount of food available per individual de- creases ; therefore the increase in number cannot be unlimited , but must approach a ...
... increases exponentially with the increasing number of individuals , but if space and food are limited , the amount of food available per individual de- creases ; therefore the increase in number cannot be unlimited , but must approach a ...
Page 138
... increased catabolism e.g. , increase of the reaction constant k , while the other constants remain unaltered - x1 decreases . Since , however , inflow is proportional to the concentration difference X - x1 , with increase of the latter ...
... increased catabolism e.g. , increase of the reaction constant k , while the other constants remain unaltered - x1 decreases . Since , however , inflow is proportional to the concentration difference X - x1 , with increase of the latter ...
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... increased , time seems to linger since the number of ' instants ' per astronomical unit in Uexküll's sense is increased . This time experience is paralleled by a corresponding increase of the frequency of the a - waves in the brain ...
... increased , time seems to linger since the number of ' instants ' per astronomical unit in Uexküll's sense is increased . This time experience is paralleled by a corresponding increase of the frequency of the a - waves in the brain ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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