The major evolutionary transitions

1995/03/01 by Eörs Szathmáry, John Maynard Smith · 868 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Biological evolution #Biology #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Genetics #Origins and Evolution of Life #Paleontology #Phylogenetics #Series (stratigraphy)

paper · doi:10.1038/374227a0

published in Nature 374(6519), 227-232 (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)

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