Why social scientists don't like Darwin and what can be done about it

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-152

  Layton, Robert ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Game theory; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952643145     PISSN: 17892082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JEP.8.2010.2.4     Document Type: Article

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