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- 1 2 Florida State University News, June 22, 2011
- ↑ Biography page, Florida State University
- 1 2 Travis, Joseph (2020). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Travis Lab.
- ↑ Office of the Provost. "Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award". Florida State University.
- ↑ Tallahassee Scientific Society (2019). "Gold Medal Winners".
- ↑ Ruse, Michael, and Travis, Joseph, Evolution: the first four billion years, Harvard University Press, 2009
