The future of systematics: Tree thinking without the tree

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 624-636

  Velasco, Joel D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84870344935     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667878     Document Type: Article

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