The role of metaphor in darwin and the implications for teaching evolution

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 535-547

  Pramling, Niklas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 68049107257     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20319     Document Type: Article

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