Explanation and falsification in phylogenetic inference: Exercises in popperian philosophy

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 171-186

  Kluge, Arnold G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Falsification; Modus tollens; Parsimony; Phylogenetics; Popper; Similarity; Transformation series

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ARTICLE; PHYLOGENY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

PHYLOGENY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 67651175890     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10441-009-9070-4     Document Type: Article

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