Sixteen common misconceptions about the evolution of cooperation in humans

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  2011

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  Evolution and Human Behavior

• Publication date

  2011-07-01

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  Biology, Sociology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.EVOLHUMBEHAV.2010.08.001
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