Generalizations in ecology: A philosophical taxonomy

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-586

  Cooper, Gregory ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological law; Causal structure; Data driven science; Ecological generalization; Model driven science; Statistical pattern; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000840686     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006508101996     Document Type: Article

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