Evolutionary theory in the 1920s: The nature of the "synthesis"

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1215-1226

  Sarkarti, Sahotra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 19944408381     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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