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Sociobiology's bully pulpit: Romancing the gene

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Commentary onCaporaelLinnda R., DawesRobyn M., OrbellJohn M. & van de KragtAlphons J. C. (1989). Selfishness examined: Cooperation in the absence of egoistic incentives. BBS 12: 683–739.

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Glendon Schubert
Glendon Schubert
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Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1991, pp. 749 - 750
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