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Behavioral description and its impact on functional inference

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Commentary onSmithPeter K. (1982) Does play matter? Functional and evolutionary aspects of animal and human play. BBS 5:139–184.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Greg Moran
Greg Moran
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Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 186 - 187
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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