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Embryo retention, character optimization, and the origin of the extra-embryonic membranes of the amniotic egg

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Laurin, Michel (2005): Embryo retention, character optimization, and the origin of the extra-embryonic membranes of the amniotic egg. Journal of Natural History 39 (34): 3151-3161, DOI: 10.1080/00222930500300884, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500300884

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