PHASE TRANSITION IN SEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
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Phase Transition in Sexual Reproduction and Biological Evolution
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Modern Physics C
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0129-1831,1793-6586
DOI: 10.1142/s0129183108012595