Theoretical Integration, Cooperation, and Theories as Tracking Devices

Biological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-7

  Griesemer, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; False Model; Genetic Code; Germ Plasm; Theoretical Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450231078     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2006.1.1.4     Document Type: Article

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