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Avise, John C.
Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / John C. Avise with animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-231-16060-5 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-231-53145-0 (ebook)
1. Pregnancy in animals. 2. Vertebrates—Reproduction. 3. Invertebrates—Reproduction. 4. Sexual selection in animals. 5. Evolution (Biology) I. Nicholson, Trudy H. II. Title.
QP251.A95 2013
573.66—dc23
2012029371
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