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Evolution As Such Is No Longer A Theory For A Modern Author. It Is As Much A Fact As That The Earth Revolves Around The Sun.
-Ernst Mayr
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Evolution As Such Is No Longer A
Ernst Mayr
Evolution As Such Is No Longer A Theory For A Modern Author. It Is As Much A Fact As That The Earth Revolves Around The Sun.
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