Do ideas about function help in the study of causation?

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 441-456

  Sherry, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RESEARCH;

AVES; STRIGIFORMES; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 31444451851     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075605774840950     Document Type: Article

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