[Ontogeny and phylogeny: a quantitative theory of heterochrony].
Developmental variability in organisms underlies the relationship between ontogeny and phylogeny. The concept entropy permits a quantitative characterization of this variability and provides a basis for interpreting the phylogeny of heterochrony in evolution.
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Ontogenèse et phylogenèse: une théorie quantitative de l'hétérochronie.