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The Major Transitions in Evolution. John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary. New York:W. H. Freeman and Company,1995, 346 pp. US$29.95 paper. ISBN 0-7167-4525-9. W. H. Freeman and Company, 41 Madison Ave., E. 26th, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA.

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Marion Blute
Marion Blute*
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , September 1996 , pp. 347 - 350
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