Biocultural Theory and the Study of Literature

Joseph C. Carroll

doi:10.1215/00104124-2861969

Biocultural Theory and the Study of Literature

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Comparative Literature
Volume	67
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1215/00104124-2861969
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

biocultural theory
gene-culture coevolution

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Anthropology
Sociology
Social and Behavioral Sciences

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