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David M. Buss. 2004. Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind. (2nd ed) Pearson, Boston, MA. xxiii+455 pp. $74.40.

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Chiappe, D., Macdonald, K. Book Review. J Bioecon 8, 275–282 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-004-5453-4

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