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On the necessity of a systems theory of evolution and its population biologic foundation: Comments on Dr. Regelmann's article

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Wagner, G. On the necessity of a systems theory of evolution and its population biologic foundation: Comments on Dr. Regelmann's article. Acta Biotheor 32, 223–226 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047495

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