Survival of the beautiful: A conversation with David Rothenberg about evolution and beauty.

Commun Integr Biol

Bren School of Environmental Science & Management; University of California; Santa Barbara, CA USA ; Department of Psychology; University of California; Santa Barbara, CA USA.

Published: July 2013

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