The dispositions and powers (life) that biological creatures receive from the Divine Source depends on their form (see the general principle). This raises many interesting questions and creates investigations about biological structures and functions, both at the anatomical and the biochemical levels.
See page Biological Evolution for the operation of evolution in Theistic Science, continuing the previous discussion about Creationism
More preliminary discussion is in the papers online at the site highermeaning.org, especially:
- The Correspondence of Photosynthesis, by Erland J. Brock
- Correspondences of the Developing Human Form by Linda Simonetti Odhner
- A Molecular Marriage: A Metaphorical Look at DNA Structure and Function. by Allan Bedford (pdf)
Overview article: The General Human Form by Bruce Jarvis
See previous outline of Spiritual and Natural Correspondences
For more details, see the book 'Physiological Correspondences' by John Worcester, with chapters:
Another general and more recent book is The Natural Basis of Spiritual Reality by Norman J. Berridge, with chapters: