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... success as a species , and the demands of natural selection , it is unlikely that these characteristics developed in a vacuum with no relation to reproductive success . Though physio- logically these anomalies appear to be superfluous ...
... success as a species , and the demands of natural selection , it is unlikely that these characteristics developed in a vacuum with no relation to reproductive success . Though physio- logically these anomalies appear to be superfluous ...
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... success , and indeed , for many species this is the case . But for many others it is not . Reproductive success is , indeed , a requisite for a species ' survival . For Darwin 50 In Search of the Beast.
... success , and indeed , for many species this is the case . But for many others it is not . Reproductive success is , indeed , a requisite for a species ' survival . For Darwin 50 In Search of the Beast.
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... success -those individuals within a species as well as those species best adapted to their environments will perpetuate their genes in a new generation . The qualities of behavior and physical characteristics best suited to this result ...
... success -those individuals within a species as well as those species best adapted to their environments will perpetuate their genes in a new generation . The qualities of behavior and physical characteristics best suited to this result ...
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The Query and the Quest | 5 |
The Philosophers Stone | 15 |
In Search of the Beast | 31 |
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