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    A. Ross Kiester

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I wish to thank James Griesemer for helpful comments on the manuscript and Warren Goldfarb and Peter Hylton for discussion on this and related topics.

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Kiester, A.R. Natural kinds, natural history and ecology. Synthese 43, 331–342 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413930

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