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An overview closes the book which presents a unitary concept of molecular geometry. Simplicity, order and coherence seem to have been at work all the way during evolution.
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Lima-de-Faria, A. (2012). A Bird’s Plumage is a Stage Curtain Hiding a Molecular Scenario – An Overview. In: Molecular Geometry of Body Pattern in Birds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25301-0_11
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