Abstract
An application of the entropic theory of perception to evolutionary systems indicates that environmental entropy increases will exert pressures on an organism to adapt. We speculate that the instability caused by such environmental changes will also cause an increase in the mutation rate of organisms leading to an eventual increase in their complexity. Such complexity generation allows organisms to adapt to the more entropic environment. Although we conclude that increases in environmental entropy cause an organism to evolve into a more complex organism, increases in entropy may not be necessary for complexity generation per se.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149-164 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Acta Biotheoretica |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Philosophy
- Environmental Science(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Applied Mathematics