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Ecosystem health and malfunctions: an organisational perspective. 生态系统健康与故障：组织视角。

IF 2.5 1区哲学

Biology & Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10539-023-09927-9

Emiliano Sfara, Charbel N El-Hani

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Logical fallacies persist in invasion biology and blaming the messengers will not improve accountability in this field: a response to Frank et al. 入侵生物学中存在逻辑谬误，指责信使不会提高该领域的问责性:对弗兰克等人的回应。

IF 2.5 1区哲学

Biology & Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10539-023-09892-3

Radu Cornel Guiaşu, Christopher W Tindale

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Positive Wild Animal Welfare. 积极的野生动物福利。

IF 2.5 1区哲学

Biology & Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10539-023-09901-5

Heather Browning, Walter Veit

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The minimal role of the higher categories in biology 高等分类在生物学中的最小作用

IF 2.5 1区哲学

Biology & Philosophy Pub Date : 2022-12-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10539-022-09888-5

Michael Devitt