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No account of evolution would be complete without a consideration of the comings and goings of individuals on the stage of life. In the grand sweep of things, as we look at the overall evolution of life, we think of the histories of entire species and families of species. But what about the countless individuals that comprise those species? An overview of life must certainly include the start and end points for individuals (especially ourselves): conception and death.
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Shaver, P. (2011). Comings and Goings. In: Cosmic Heritage. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20261-2_13
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