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Review article published In: Evolution of Communication
Vol. 1:1 (1997) ► pp.101–157

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Marc Hauser. MIT Press, 1996. Hardback.xv + 760 pp. ISBN 0-262-08250-0 $55.00

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 | University of St. Andrews
Published online: 1 January 1997
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