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Darwin's dice : the idea of chance in the thought of Charles Darwin /

For evolutionary biologists, the concept of chance has always played a significant role in the formation of evolutionary theory. As far back as Greek antiquity, chance and ""luck"" were understood to be key factors in the evolution of the natural world. Emphasizing chance is an e...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Curtis N., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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