Parts and theories in compositional biology

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-499

  Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Compositional biology; Developmental biology; Morphology; Parts; Science textbook; Style of theorizing; Theoretical perspective

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; TEXTBOOK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34547745900     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-005-9002-x     Document Type: Article

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