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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA

    Shaun F. Morrison

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

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    Steven Arnocky

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Morrison, S.F. (2020). Body Temperature Regulation. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_715-1

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