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BL
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| Record Number
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626070
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| Main Entry
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McGhee, George R
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| Title & Author
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Convergent evolution : : limited forms most beautiful /\ George R. McGhee Jr
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, c2011
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| Series Statement
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Vienna series in theoretical biology
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| Page. NO
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xii, 322 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780262016421 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 0262016427 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-301) and indexes
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| Contents
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What is convergent evolution? -- Convergent animals -- Convergent plants --Convergent ecosystems -- Convergent molecules -- Convergent minds -- Functional and developmental constraint in convergent evolution -- Philosophical implications of convergent evolution -- Appendix: A phylogenetic classification of life
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| Subject
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Convergence (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology)-- Philosophy
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Phylogeny
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| Dewey Classification
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576.8
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| LC Classification
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QH373.M34 2011
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