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Evolution is not rational banking

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Michael D. Zeiler
Michael D. Zeiler
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Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 1988 , pp. 696 - 697
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