A comparative perspective on the evolution of mammalian reactions to dead conspecifics

2019/03/20 by Fred B. Bercovitch · 5 citations
Psychology · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Human-Animal Interaction Studies

paper · doi:10.1007/s10329-019-00722-3

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