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Names: Frank, Steven A., 1957– author.
Title: Microbial life history: the fundamental forces of biological design / Steven A. Frank.
Description: Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021059577 (print) | LCCN 2021059578 (ebook) | ISBN 9780691231198 (paperback) | ISBN 9780691231204 (hardback) | ISBN 9780691231181 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Microbial metabolism–Evolution.
Classification: LCC QR88.F73 2022 (print) | LCC QR88 (ebook) | DDC 576.8/2–dc23/eng/20220120
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