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Suggested roles of endosymbiosis and encephalitis in the evolution of sexual behavior

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Halabi, T. Suggested roles of endosymbiosis and encephalitis in the evolution of sexual behavior. Biol Philos 30, 145–147 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-014-9460-0

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