Chance and the patterns of drift: A natural experiment

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 642-654

  Richardson, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 35348901249     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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