Shared norms and the evolution of ethnic markers

Current Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 122-129

  McElreath, Richard ^a,b   Boyd, Robert ^a   Richerson, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 43249184767     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345689     Document Type: Article

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