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Science 29 May 2009:
Vol. 324. no. 5931, pp. 1145 - 1146
DOI: 10.1126/science.1175165
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Behavior:

Under the Influence of Hormones

Elizabeth Adkins-Regan

Endocrinology of Social Relationships Peter T. Ellison and Peter B. Gray, Eds. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. 509 pp. $49.95, £36.95, {euro}45. ISBN 9780674031173.

Besides discussing empirical and theoretical findings on the roles of hormones in casual and crucial social interactions, the contributors link their topics to related fields such as reproductive ecology and life-history theory.

The reviewer is at the Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601, USA.

E-mail: er12{at}cornell.edu

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