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  1. Dept. of Animal Biology, Morrill Hall, University of Illinois, Urhad, IL, 61801, USA

    David L. Nanney

  2. Department of Philosophy, 4-115 Humanities, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E5, Canada

    Robert A. Wilson

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Nanney, D.L., Wilson, R.A. Life's Early Years. Biology & Philosophy 16, 733–746 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012236402103

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