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Comparative psychology: A steady-state universe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Euan M. Macphail
Euan M. Macphail
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Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York Y01 5DD, England Electronic mall: emm1(5)vaxa.york.ac.uk
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 1989 , pp. 377 - 380
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