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The search for an alternative to the sociobiological hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Peter J. Richerson  and
Robert T. Boyd
Peter J. Richerson
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis, Calif. 95616
Robert T. Boyd
Affiliation:
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 27706
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 1981 , pp. 248 - 249
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