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Darwinian evolution theory may be regarded as a part of SETI theory in that the factor fl in the Drake equation represents the fraction of planets suitable for life on which life actually arises.
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Maccone, C. (2012). A mathematical model for evolution and SETI. In: Mathematical SETI. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27437-4_8
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