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Growth rate, evolutionary entropy and ageing across the tree of life

Jorge Buescua Mathematics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;b Center for Mathematics, Fundamental Applications, Computation and Operational Research, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Henrique M. Oliveirac Mathematics Department, Technical Institute of Lisbon, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal;d Center for Mathematical Analysis Geometry and Dynamical Systems, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Mónica Sousad Center for Mathematical Analysis Geometry and Dynamical Systems, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Article: 2256766 | Received 17 Jul 2023, Accepted 16 Aug 2023, Published online: 14 Sep 2023

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