The evolution of tag-based cooperation in humans: The case for accent

Current Anthropology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 588-616

  Cohen, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1086/667654     Document Type: Article

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