The paradox of stasis and the nature of explanations in evolutionary biology

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 797-808

  Kaplan, Jonathan Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77249156397     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605803     Document Type: Article

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