Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleHow building physical models can reduce and guide the abstraction of nature.AuthorsMaclver, Malcolm A.AbstractDeals with the building of physical models of biological systems. Mechanisms by which animals exert changes in their geometric configuration in space; Discussion of how building physical models reduce and guide the abstraction of nature.SubjectsBIOLOGICAL models; ANIMAL behaviorPublicationBehavioral & Brain Sciences, 2001, Vol 24, Issue 6, p1066ISSN0140-525XPublication typeArticleDOI10.1017/S0140525X0139012X