Generalizations in biology

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-419

  Darden, Lindley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; HISTORY;

BIOLOGY; HISTORIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY;

EID: 0030240961     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-3681(95)00050-X     Document Type: Review

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