Sharing a joke: The effects of a similar sense of humor on affiliation and altruism

@article{Curry2013SharingAJ,
  title={Sharing a joke: The effects of a similar sense of humor on affiliation and altruism},
  author={Oliver Scott Curry and Robin I. M. Dunbar},
  journal={Evolution and Human Behavior},
  year={2013},
  volume={34},
  pages={125-129}
}
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