Organism and character decomposition: steps towards an integrative theory of biology

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Laubichler, Manfred D ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042031970     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392826     Document Type: Article

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