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On the Breadth and Significance of Niche Construction: A Reply to Griffiths, Okasha and Sterelny

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Laland, K.N., Odling-Smee, J. & Feldman, .W. On the Breadth and Significance of Niche Construction: A Reply to Griffiths, Okasha and Sterelny. Biol Philos 20, 37–55 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-004-6834-8

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