The Nature of Scientific Thinking As Reflected by the Work of Biologists & by Biology Textbooks

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 137-152

  Gibbs, Al ^a   Lawson, Anton E ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84968053979     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4449435     Document Type: Article

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