Game theory and human evolution: a critique of some recent interpretations of experimental games.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Theoretical Population Biology

• Publication date

  2006-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Economics, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.TPB.2005.09.005PMID 16458945
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