What on "earth" is evolution? The geological perspective of teaching evolutionary biology effectively

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 569-587

  Cherif, Abour ^a   Adams, Gerald ^a   Loehr, John ^b  

^a and Social Sciences   (United States)

^b Chicago Vocational High School ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0035488569     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451189     Document Type: Review

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