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method of observation, we can distill an observed set of events or states into a
pattern that facilitates greater precision of interpretation and decreased risk of
fanciful anthropomorphism.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to M. Dawkins, R. Dunbar, D. Johnson, and two anonymous
reviewers for comments on an earlier draft. We also thank Luigi Boitani and
Todd Fuller for their invitation to participate in the conference that spawned
this topic and for their forbearance as editors.
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