Simulation as experiment: A philosophical reassessment for biological modeling

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 530-534

  Peck, Steven L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; MODELING; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THEORY;

EID: 4544330271     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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