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Book Title: Modularity : Understanding the Development and Evolution of Natural Complex Systems
Item Length: 9.1in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Diego Rasskin-Gutman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, General
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Psychology, Science
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
