Models of and models for: Theory and practice in contemporary biology

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Keller, Evelyn Fox ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 1842840887     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392810     Document Type: Article

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