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... diversity . Coraciiform birds , diverse in their structure and behaviour , occupy a variety of habitats . Each species is restricted in distribu- tion by requirements of feeding and nesting areas . A species may be considered to occupy ...
... diversity . Coraciiform birds , diverse in their structure and behaviour , occupy a variety of habitats . Each species is restricted in distribu- tion by requirements of feeding and nesting areas . A species may be considered to occupy ...
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... diverse disciplines as ethics , an- thropology , biology , ethology ( the study of character ) , psychology and psychiatry , sociology , and statistics . Whereas the traditional legal approach to crime focusses on the action of crime ...
... diverse disciplines as ethics , an- thropology , biology , ethology ( the study of character ) , psychology and psychiatry , sociology , and statistics . Whereas the traditional legal approach to crime focusses on the action of crime ...
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... diverse anatomical traits that they could not be arranged in a single linear system . Instead , he arranged animals ... diversity in animals . Darwin's doctrine of evolution eventually clarified this question by showing that similar ...
... diverse anatomical traits that they could not be arranged in a single linear system . Instead , he arranged animals ... diversity in animals . Darwin's doctrine of evolution eventually clarified this question by showing that similar ...
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