Five Misunderstandings About Cultural Evolution
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Five Misunderstandings About Cultural Evolution.
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Nature
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1045-6767,1936-4776
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9037-1