Evolution without species: The case of mosaic bacteriophages

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-765

  Morgan, Gregory J ^a   Pitts, W Brad ^b  

^a SPRING HILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 57249090819     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axn038     Document Type: Article

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