Yawning

American Scientist

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 532-539

  Provine, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 28144444392     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2005.56.980     Document Type: Article

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