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How the choice of experimental organism matters: Epistemological reflections on an aspect of biological practice

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    Richard M. Burian

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Burian, R.M. How the choice of experimental organism matters: Epistemological reflections on an aspect of biological practice. J Hist Biol 26, 351–367 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061974

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