Hunter-Gatherer Egalitarianism as a Force for Decline in Sexual Dimorphism

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-194

  Gray, Peter ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84883618789     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2013.816926     Document Type: Article

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