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Part I - The Comparative Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2020

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The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior , pp. 1 - 34
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Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

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