Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects

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Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects. / Dunn, Robert Roberdeau; Beasley, DeAnna E.

In: Current Opinion in Insect Science, Vol. 18, 2016, p. 89-92.

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Dunn, RR & Beasley, DE 2016, 'Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects', Current Opinion in Insect Science, vol. 18, pp. 89-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2016.10.005

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Dunn, R. R., & Beasley, D. E. (2016). Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 18, 89-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2016.10.005

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Dunn RR, Beasley DE. Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2016;18:89-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2016.10.005

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Dunn, Robert Roberdeau ; Beasley, DeAnna E. / Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects. In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2016 ; Vol. 18. pp. 89-92.

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