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| 38. This is from Sherrington, quoted in Vincent G. Dethier,
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| 39. A good example from baseball of how small effects add up to something big is provided by Robert P. Abelson, "A Variance Explanation Paradox: When a Little is a Lot,"
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| 1. The issue of why there are varying numbers of sexes, why two is most common, and when the mitochrondia will compete is discussed by Alun Anderson, "The Evolution of Sexes,"
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