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Ecosystems as Chimeras: A thought experiment in Rosennean Complexity
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2018
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Source: Ecological Complexity, 35, 51-75
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Journal Title:Ecological Complexity
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Description:Robert Rosen wrote an interesting paper entitled, “Cooperation and Chimera” in which he explained how living systems or their parts often combine with those of others to create chimeran individuals with new genotypes, phenotypes, and environments. He concluded that these relationships are mainly cooperative in that the partners provide functional capabilities to each other that the recipients cannot provide for themselves. Rosen developed his concept of chimeras within the broader areas of Rosennean Complexity and Relational Biology, providing insights into notions of purpose, function, causality, survival, persistence, and complexity.
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Source:Ecological Complexity, 35, 51-75
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ISSN:1476-945X
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