Evolution and development: some insights from evolutionary theory
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Evolution and development: some insights from evolutionary theory.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0001-3765
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652001000300008