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This new edition of a foundational text presents a current review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It covers cladistics in the era... Læs mere
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This new edition of David Aidley's text for students of physiology, neuroscience, cell biology and biophysics includes extensive revisions and restructuring for an up-to-date and clear account of the fundamental concepts and key experimental work in the study of excitable cells.