Explanatory pluralism in paleobiology

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Grantham, Todd A ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

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EID: 4243513074     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392727     Document Type: Article

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