Complexity for complexity's sake?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Blows, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33845689234     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01241.x     Document Type: Note

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