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THE MAJOR TRANSITIONS OF EVOLUTION
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Journal Article THE MAJOR TRANSITIONS OF EVOLUTION Get access Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr. Egbert Giles Leigh, Jr. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Apartado 2072 Balboa Panamá Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Evolution, Volume 49, Issue 6, 1 December 1995, Pages 1302–1306, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1995.tb04464.x Published: 01 December 1995
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leigh, E. G.
- Venue
- Evolution
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1995-12
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1302-1306
- ISSN
- 0014-3820 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2035791902
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- 3,410
- References
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- FWCI
- 23.73
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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