The animal nature of spontaneous human laughter
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⁎ Corresponding author. Department of Communicatio Evolution, and Culture, University of California, Los Angele CA 90095-1563. Tel.: +1 310 825 5984. E-mail address: [email protected] (G.A. Bryant). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.03.003 1090-5138/© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Article history: Initial receipt 25 March 2013 Final revision received 21 March 2014
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