Biological Function, Selection, and Reduction

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-82

  Manning, Richard N ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041530707     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/48.1.69     Document Type: Article

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