The series, the network, and the tree: changing metaphors of order in nature
β Scribed by Olivier Rieppel
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-3867
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