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Sex and the individuality of species: A response to Ghiselin

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  1. Department of Botany, Duke University, 27706, Durham, NC, USA

    Brent D. Mishler

  2. Department of Philosophy, Duke University, 27708, Durham, NC, USA

    Robert N. Brandon

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Mishler, B.D., Brandon, R.N. Sex and the individuality of species: A response to Ghiselin. Biol Philos 4, 77–79 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144042

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