Reasons to be fussy about cultural evolution
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Reasons to be fussy about cultural evolution
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology & Philosophy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0169-3867,1572-8404
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-016-9516-4