Three puzzles in hierarchical evolution

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-81

  McShea, Daniel W ^a   Changizi, Mark A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0041701916     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/43.1.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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