Small groups from an evolutionary perspective

Theories of Small Groups: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 369-396

  Caporael, Linnda ^a   Wilson, David Sloan ^b   Hemelrijk, Charlotte ^c   Sheldon, Kennon M ^d  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483328935.n10     Document Type: Chapter

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