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A Life History Between Science and Philosophy

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Mohr, H. (2005). A Life History Between Science and Philosophy. In: Esser, K., Lüttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Murata, J. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 66. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27043-4_1

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