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Valeriy G. Narushin, Michael N. Romanov, Darren K. Griffin Eggs from the Baker: Simplifying and Improving on an Under-appreciated Oological Model. Ìàthematical biology and bioinformatics. 2025;20(2):437-447. doi: 10.17537/2025.20.437
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