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Book Title: Evolutionary Biology
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: MAX Hecht
Publication Name: Evolutionary Biology
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.2 Oz
Number of Pages: Xv, 472 Pages
