The other middle-range theories: Mapping behaviour and the evolution of the mind

Homo Symbolicus: The Dawn of Language, Imagination and Spirituality

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 185-203

  Dubreuil, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1075/z.168.10dub     Document Type: Chapter

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