Outline of an explanatory account of cladistic practice

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 489-515

  Franz, Nico M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Congruence test; Evolutionary homeostasis; Homology; Natural kinds; Parsimony; Phylogeny; Projectibility; Reference; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745176781     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-004-0757-2     Document Type: Article

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