Primate socioecology, the lost dream of ecological determinism

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-96

  Thierry, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 44449125808     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20168     Document Type: Article

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