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What history tells us XVIII. When functional biologists propose mechanisms of evolution

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Morange, M. What history tells us XVIII. When functional biologists propose mechanisms of evolution. J Biosci 34, 373–376 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-009-0043-1

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