Revolutionary struggle for existence: Introduction to four intriguing puzzles in virus research

Viruses: Essential Agents of Life

Volumn 9789400748996, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-19

  Jalasvuori, Matti ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4899-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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