Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution

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Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution

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Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution. / Boomsma, Jacobus J.

Oxford University Press, 2022. 296 p.

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Boomsma, JJ 2022, Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198746171.001.0001

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Boomsma, J. J. (2022). Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198746171.001.0001

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Boomsma JJ. Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution. Oxford University Press, 2022. 296 p. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198746171.001.0001

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Boomsma, Jacobus J. / Domains and Major Transitions of Social Evolution. Oxford University Press, 2022. 296 p.

Bibtex

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