The two foci of biology: Matter and sign

Semiotica

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 369-384

  Kawade, Yoshimi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 60949700249     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.1999.127.1-4.369     Document Type: Article

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