[Doctor Stochastic]

But chaos theory would be the last thing any intelligent reviewer would expect to find in an article exlicitly devoted to the explication of biological organizational principles.

Why? I would have expected such a reference. Just from what you wrote, it seems that the reviewed article put forth a suggestion without considering currently accepted theories; even if one is challenging current theory, it must be addressed even if to show its lack. (That's the way I got my new ideas into print; show why they are better.)

[betty boop]

The article "referenced" chaos theory in cites to several other authors. It just didn't ride it like a hobby horse. And in the end the article finds the theory lacking in explanatory power. If the reviewer hadn't been sleeping throught the review process, possibly he might have noticed these facts this sooner or later.

Whatta schlub. I'm embarrassed for him/her.