A semiotic perspective on biological objects and biological functions

Semiotica

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 415-431

  Laubichler, Manfred D ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040364699     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.1999.127.1-4.415     Document Type: Article

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