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Pattern, process and the evolution of meaning: species and units of selection.
Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften - 1 Sept 2010
Levy André
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Many of the fundamental concepts of biology lack consensual, precise definitions. Partly, this is due to a contrast between our discrete language and the continuous character of nature. Some debates over these concepts are confounded by the use of the same terms with different specific meanings, indicating a possible need for an expanded scientific lexicon. Words have their own histories, and frequently...
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