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Nicky Case: Seeing Whole Systems

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Chaos, Sex, and Evolution

Exploring the role of chaos in evolution, this chapter discusses how sexual reproduction allows for more variation and adaptation despite the cost of having non-reproducing offspring. The discussion also touches on the hypothesis that sexual reproduction evolved as a response to rapid parasite reproduction.

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