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eCAM 2009 6(2):129-131; doi:10.1093/ecam/nep046
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© 2009 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Editorial

eCAM: Integrative Genomics and Fecundity

Edwin L. Cooper

Laboratory of Comparative Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School Of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA

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Fecundity generally refers to the ability to reproduce. In biology and demography, fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population measured by the number of eggs or seeds. Fecundity under both genetic and environmental control is the major measure of fitness, is well studied in population ecology and can increase or decrease according to current conditions and certain regulating factors. In times of hardship for a population such as a dearth of food, the young or juveniles and eventually adult fecundity will decrease. eCAM fecundity refers to the ability of a scientific idea to open new lines of research or theoretical inquiry. If one quickly imagines, do any of these criteria really fit the current status of eCAM? I think so and will wet your appetite by giving some examples. First let us deal with eCAM and this analogy. Second we should . . . [Full Text of this Article]

For reprints and all correspondence: Edwin L. Cooper, Laboratory of Comparative Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School Of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA. Tel: +1-310-825-9567; Fax: +1-310-825-2224; E-mail: cooper@mednet.ucla.edu


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