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Prum, Richard O. 2017. The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us.

  • Richard G. Coss

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Prum, Richard O. 2017. The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—and Us. New York: Doubleday. 448 pages. Hardcover $30.00.


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