The evolution of social play

Formative Experiences: The Interaction of Caregiving, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 404-431

  Pellis, Sergio M ^a   Pellis, Vivien C ^b   Reinhart, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511711879.037     Document Type: Chapter

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