Error management, reliability and cognitive evolution
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Error management, reliability and cognitive evolution
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology & Philosophy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0169-3867,1572-8404
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-017-9583-1