Pattern cladistics and the 'realism-antirealism debate' in the philosophy of biology

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 269-294

  Vergara Silva, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CLADISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

ARTICLE; PHILOSOPHY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHILOSOPHY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 67651161865     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-009-9083-z     Document Type: Article

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