Social network size in humans

Human Nature

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-72

  Hill, R A ^a   Dunbar, R I M ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency of contact; Group size; Humans; Neocortex size; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141430048     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-003-1016-y     Document Type: Article

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