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Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Weiss, Kenneth M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68049086732     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20215     Document Type: Article

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