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In this chapter we examine the goal of confronting and elaborating upon the outlines of evolutionary theory within a framework that collaborates in the invention of an all-inclusive construct, namely, the survival of a compassionate, sustainable humanity. Examples of its neural network and biological infrastructure are taken from some fundamental ecological case studies, such as the primordial mutualisms displayed by the tiny wasps and fig trees, as well as numbers theories and probability distribution concepts.

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Tobias, M.C., Morrison, J.G. (2019). Introduction. In: The Hypothetical Species. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11319-3_1

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