Map thinking across the life sciences

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Map thinking across the life sciences. / Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt.

The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society. ed. / Alexander J. Kent; Doug Specht. Routledge, 2024. p. 600-612.

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Harvard

Winther, RG 2024, Map thinking across the life sciences. in AJ Kent & D Specht (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society. Routledge, pp. 600-612. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855765-50

APA

Winther, R. G. (2024). Map thinking across the life sciences. In A. J. Kent, & D. Specht (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society (pp. 600-612). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855765-50

Vancouver

Winther RG. Map thinking across the life sciences. In Kent AJ, Specht D, editors, The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society. Routledge. 2024. p. 600-612 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367855765-50

Author

Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt. / Map thinking across the life sciences. The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society. editor / Alexander J. Kent ; Doug Specht. Routledge, 2024. pp. 600-612

Bibtex

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