Evolution__3rd_Edition

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First published 1993
Second edition 1996
Third edition 2004
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ridley, Mark.
Evolution / Mark Ridley. – 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 1-4051-0345-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Evolution (Biology) I. Title.
QH366.2.R524 2003
576.8–dc21 2003000140
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