Human social evolution: A comparison of hunter-gatherer and chimpanzee social organization

Proceedings of the British Academy

Volumn 158, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Layton, Robert ^a   O'Hara, Sean ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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