The concept of an evolved adaptation

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 208, 1997, Pages 4-22

  Thornhill, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EVOLUTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0031305774     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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