Lineage explanations: Explaining how biological mechanisms change

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-78

  Calcott, Brett ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 60849126104     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: 14643537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/axn047     Document Type: Article

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