Hypothetico-deductivism in systematics: Fact or fiction?

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Hempel; Hypothetico deductivism; Popper; Relevant evidence; Total evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 54549118086     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492008002300001     Document Type: Review

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