Does morality have a biological basis? An empirical test of the factors governing moral sentiments relating to incest

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2003-04-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2002.2290PMID 12737660PMCID PMC1691313
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