Credible threats and promises
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0962-8436,1471-2970
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1069