Natural selection and cultural selection in the evolution of communication

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-44

  Smith, Kenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture; Evolution; Language; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036975104     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10597123020101002     Document Type: Article

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