Contribution to the Energetics of Evolution

Alfred Lotka's contribution to the energetics of evolution. The companion cites it for premise 5 of the long arc (C3): at least one lineage must be selected to spread and to capture free energy. Restraint must be universal, while expansion needs only one lineage.

Cited in

the companion paper (Companion §11)

Used for

C3C3 premise 5

Strand

Ecology: energetics, niches & interactions · Energetics, trophic dynamics & subsidies

Cite

@article{lotka1922contribution,
  title = {Contribution to the Energetics of Evolution},
  author = {Alfred J. Lotka},
  year = {1922},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.8.6.147},
}