The biological roots of aesthetics and art

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 743-761

  Heinrich, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Animals; Art; Behavior; Biological roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881229938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491301100316     Document Type: Article

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