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River out of Eden : a Darwinian view of life

by Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

This work examines evolutionary biology, conceptualising life as a river of genetic information. It applies scientific reasoning to species formation, gene propagation, and the mechanisms underlying biological diversity.

Accession 30258 ISBN 0465016065 Publisher Basic Books
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