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. 2012 Jan 10;109(2):E32-3; author reply E34.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1118607109. Epub 2012 Jan 4.

Culture does account for variation in game behavior

Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, Richard McElreath, Michael Gurven, Peter J Richerson, Jean Ensminger, Michael Alvard, Abigail Barr, Clark Barrett, Alexander Bolyanatz, Colin F Camerer, Juan-Camilo Cardenas, Ernst Fehr, Herbert M Gintis, Francisco Gil-White, Edwins Laban Gwako, Natalie Henrich, Kim Hill, Carolyn Lesorogol, John Q Patton, Frank W Marlowe, David P Tracer, John Ziker
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Culture does account for variation in game behavior

Joseph Henrich et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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