Classes or Individuals? The Paradox of Systematics Revisited

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 675-695

  Rapini, Alessandro ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolution; Speciation; Species Concept; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144243319     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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