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Maximization of fitness through limiting the number of offspring in the evolution ofHomo sapiens

✍ Scribed by K. R. Fialkowski

Book ID
112749919
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
419 KB
Volume
2
Category
Article
ISSN
0393-9375

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