title: [Ontogeny and phylogeny: a quantitative theory of heterochrony].
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006128:Growth; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010802:Phylogeny; D012098:Reproduction; D012741:Sexual Maturation
vernacular_title: Ontogenèse et phylogenèse: une théorie quantitative de l'hétérochronie.