The myth of man the hunter, man the killer and the evolution of human morality

Zygon

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 453-471

  Sussman, Robert W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Evolution; Humans; Hunting; Killing; Morality; Selfish genes

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442488325     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00226     Document Type: Article

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